First printing of the surfing guide and memoir of Duke Kahanamoku, published the year of the Duke's death.

First American edition, first printing of the Australian RAF pilot's first-hand account of the biggest Allied prisoner-of-war escape attempt of World War II, the basis for the film of the same name.

Inscribed first printing of the first edition in English of the powerful memoir of imprisonment and escape in the penal colony of French Guiana, the basis for the Oscar-nominated 1973 film starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman.

Beautiful first printing of the American edition of this evocative memoir of the author's experiences in Kenya.

Inscribed first printing of Fossey's landmark scientific memoir.

Signed uncorrected proof of this acclaimed poetic memoir.

First printing of this collection of correspondence between a "salty" American writer and the staff of an "over-mannered" London bookshop, the discovery of which has become a rite of passage for many first learning about the antiquarian book trade.

Second edition, the first with Harriet Beecher Stowe's introduction, of the memoir of the famous Underground Railroad conductor and leader of the Canadian freeman settlement Dawn.

Uncommon hardcover first printing of actor, writer, and legendary sleight-of-hand artist Ricky Jay's first book.

First edition of the remarkable memoir of the first Black man elected to Congress in Virginia and the great-uncle of Langston Hughes, who was named after him.

First printing of this three-part narrative nonfiction portrait of environmentalist David Brower.

Signed first printing of this moving and important memoir of Sister Helen's ministry on death row that was successfully adapted for the screen.

Inscribed first printing of this memoir-cum-cookbook of a WWII fighter pilot who saw combat in the Pacific.