First edition of this historical panorama of the US Civil War, a complex marriage of education, play, and propaganda.

First edition of this narrative of "an officer's wife on the plains," published in an effort to clear her husband's name in the wake of his defeat at Fetterman's Fight.

Inscribed first printing of this collection of short biographies of prominent Black people, as well as a brief summary of Maryland history with a focus on the state's Black population, written by a formerly enslaved man – inscribed to Black suffragist Addie Hunton.

First printing in book form of the landmark study that "transformed the study of slavery — and of economic history" (Jamelle Bouie).

Original printed ephemera from Benjamin Franklin's first year running his own printing business, a piece of job printing of the type critical to cash flow for 18th-century printers.

Miniature book featuring an illustrated ode to San Francisco's cats, printed letterpress and hand-tinted in many colors.

First edition of this richly-illustrated history of WWI, focusing on the role that Black soldiers played in the Allied victory.

Handsomely bound 2nd edition of the first collection of words and phrases characteristic of American English.

Miniature book with tipped-in Shaker herb labels throughout, from an edition of 155 copies printed from Bulmer type on Rives paper.