Handsomely rebound Edwardian edition of this invaluable 19th century dictionary of French slang, defined in English.

Signed first edition, first printing of this western-framed exploration of mob mentality and justice, adapted into an Oscar-nominated western-noir film starring Henry Fonda.

First US edition of Joseph Conrad's second novel, an adventure of steamers and the African jungle published three years before his HEART OF DARKNESS.

Lovely 78-card set of the famously evocative "Year 2000" illustrated cards, prepared for the 1900 Paris Exposition, featuring scenes with atomic energy, electric trains, and a device very like Zoom.

Rare first edition in English of this investigation of life after death, seeking to explain scientifically phantoms, lycanthropes, vampires, and Doubles by reference to "magnetic fluid" and the mesmeric ether.

First edition in English of the Njals Saga, one of the most popular tales of medieval Iceland.

First edition in book form of this classic story of love and the weight of family history set during the French Revolution, one of Dickens's best-known works.

Handsome copy of the first complete English-language edition in book form — and still the mostly widely read English translation — of the classic tale of vengeance delayed, but never denied.

First edition of Eliot's third novel, a fable in realist dress, praised by some as the greatest of her works.

First edition of this rare feminist novel by an abolitionist and temperance crusader.

First edition, first issue of this enormously influential Lost World work, formative in its genre.

Gilded Age edition in an elaborately constructed vernacular dust jacket, with an original watercolor painted onto the front panel, and incorporating silk ribbons.

First edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the profound influence of the institution of slavery, on cultural and deeply personal levels.