Inscribed first printing of the transformative autobiography that traces Angelou's struggles and triumphs growing up as a Black girl.

First printing of this paperback original, the first biography of Duke Kahanamoku.

Rare newspaper account from one of Henry "Box" Brown's first public appearances, the Boston lecture where he received the nickname "Box," just two weeks after he mailed himself to freedom.

Signed first printing of George W. Bush's memoir.

Signed first printing, first state ("failure"), of this best-selling memoir from the former President.

Scarce second edition of the first biography of Paul Cuffee, the self-made merchant adventurer born to a Native American mother and formerly enslaved African father.

First printing of the first book-length autobiography in the history of surfing.

First edition in English of Exquemelin's illustrated history of famous pirates, the central primary source on the subject during its most famous era, with the continuation by Ringrose.

Early printing, published the same year as the first printing, of the first American edition of the diary of Anne Frank.

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 in this format, sumptuously illustrated, of Johnson's celebrated biographical encyclopedia of infamous criminals.