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2025 Gift Guide: Gifts for Book Lovers

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, First Edition, First Printing, in Original Dust Jacket, 1952 This 1952 first edition, first printing of Charlotte’s Web captures the enduring magic of E. B. White’s...

2025 Gift Guide: Gifts for the Political Historian

Abraham Lincoln and Men of War-Times by A. K. McClure, First Edition, in Original Boards, 1892 A perfect gift for the political historian, this 1892 first edition of Abraham Lincoln and Men of Wa...

2025 Gift Guide: Gifts for Adventurers & Explorers

An Interesting Account of the Voyages and Travels of Captains Lewis and Clarke by William Fisher, 1813 For the adventurer drawn to tales of discovery, this 1813 Baltimore edition of An Interestin...

2025 Gift Guide: Gifts for Hosts & Entertainers

Federal-Style Gilt Mirror with Eagle Finial, Early 20th Century This early 20th-century Federal-style mirror features a striking spread-wing eagle finial and ornate cornucopia sides. Drawing on N...

2025 Gift Guide: Americana & Patriotic Gifts

The Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence by N. Dwight, 1860 This 1860 printing of Nathaniel Dwight’s The Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence offers detailed...

2025 Gift Guide: Gifts for the Military History Buff

Casey's Infantry Tactics by Brig. Gen. Silas Casey, Three Volume Set, 1862 This three-volume set of Infantry Tactics by Brig. Gen. Silas Casey is a cornerstone of American Civil War military hist...

Two Rare Printings of the Declaration of Independence

Few documents embody the American spirit as profoundly as the Declaration of Independence, and few artifacts capture its enduring legacy as beautifully as these two rare historical printings. Alth...

“Liberty. In the Form of the Goddess of Youth"

We are pleased to offer a truly exceptional piece of early American history: a rare 1796 stipple engraving by Edward Savage titled “Liberty. In the form of the Goddess of Youth giving Support to th...

A Remarkable Piece of History: Eisenhower’s Signed D-Day Order

Originally distributed to the 175,000 members of the Allied Expeditionary Force on the eve of D-Day, June 6, 1944, General Eisenhower’s stirring “Order of the Day" message marked the beginning of O...

Frontispiece Illustrations

From the Latin frontispicium - a combination of frons (forehead) and specere (to look at)- a frontispiece is a decorative or informative illustration facing a book’s title page. A frontispiece is o...