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.

First edition of this complex autobiography by a formerly enslaved man of Virginia, comparing his days in slavery and in freedom.

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

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

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.

Signed first printing of this harrowing firsthand account of a disastrous ascent of Mt. Everest.

Signed limited first edition, one of an unknown limitation signed by Lindbergh as a special "presentation edition," chronicling Lindberg's journey on the first successful solo transatlantic flight.