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We offer important rare books, manuscripts, and photographs representing mankind’s greatest achievements. Our inventory, spanning antiquity through the 21st century, includes landmark works in science, literature, Americana, exploration, economics, philosophy, and other fields of human endeavor. Books from our stock now reside in the collections of many important institutions, leading figures in science and commerce, and world leaders. Read more >>

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  • Landmark Books

    Great Books of Western Civilization

  • Photographic Masterworks

    Classic photographs by Curtis, Brady, Watkins, Cameron &c.

  • Autographs & Manuscripts

    Letters and manuscripts by famous and important people of all eras

  • American History

    From Washington to Lincoln: Founding Fathers, Civil War, the West, and Presidents

  • Lincoln & Civil War

    Famous portraits and battlefield scenes by Brady, Gardner, and others

  • Literature

    From Shakespeare to Joyce: Landmark works of American, English, and world literature

  • Portraits

    Important historical photographs of great men and women

  • History of Ideas

    From Aristotle to Adam Smith: philosophy, religion, economics &c.

  • American West

    Breathtaking views by Watkins, Jackson, Muybridge, and others

  • Science & Medicine

    From Galileo to Einstein: Great books in astronomy, biology, physics &c.

  • China, Far East & Middle East

    Superb images of China, the Far East, and the Middle East

  • World History & Exploration

    From Moses to Apollo 11: Great people and events in world history

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