Fine Books and Manuscripts
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1001 Adams, John | Adams congratulates John Trumbull on his monumental paintings for the Capitol rotunda
1002 (Articles of Confederation) | "The stile of this confederacy shall be 'The United States of America'"
1003 Bacqueville de la Potherie, Claude Charles Leroy | Among the earliest views taken in Canada
1004 Banneker, Benjamin | One of the great prizes of African Americana: a Banneker Almanack
1005 Bates, Katharine Lee | Complete autograph transcript of "America the Beautiful"
1006 Birch, William | One of the rarest collections of American views
1007 Blome, Richard | One of the author's most significant contributions to cartography and geography
1008 Brenton, Jahleel and William Ellery | A colonial-era manuscript map of the coast of Maine
1009 (Captivity Narrative) | The Baldwin Massacre
1010 Curtis, Edward | "The North American Indian..." Volume Set 16
1011 Dobbs, Arthur | A scarce work, advocating for the continued search for a Northwest Passage.
1012 Edward, David Barnett and Edmund Francis Lee | Texas becomes a sovereign nation
1013 Hamilton, Alexander | The infamous Reynolds pamphlet
1014 Hancock, John, & Samuel Adams | Documents signed by these Massachusetts patriots
1015 Hayden, Ferdinand V., and Andrew Joseph Russell | A key early photobook on the American West
1016 Jefferson, Thomas | The first English edition of "Notes," with the famed map of Virginia
1017 Jefferson, Thomas | The former president writes to his grandson during a period of national threat
1018 Jefferson, Thomas | Autograph note signed, sending his thanks
1019 (Louisiana Laws) | The first American laws in the West
1020 Mitchell, John and Georges Louis Le Rouge | A monumental map of Colonial America, published during the American Revolution
1021 Moll, Herman | The monumental world map
1022 [Norman, John] | The earliest American chart of the North Carolina coast
1023 [Norman, John] | Among the earliest maritime charts of the Georgia and South Carolina coasts
1024 Rhode, Johann Christoph | "Theatrum Belli in America Septentrionali"
1025 Rocque, John | Map of North America
1026 Rogers, Robert | A cornerstone account of the French and Indian War, with distinguished provenance
1027 Smith, John | "One of the most important printed maps of America ever produced"
1028 Story, Joseph | First of this authoritative treatise on the Constitution
1029 Washington, George | The exceedingly rare first edition of Washington's will
1030 White, John | A milestone in mapping colonial North America
1031 [Austen, Jane] | Lady Guilford's copy of this "perfect" novel in the original boards
1032 Austen, Jane | First American edition of Austen's most beloved book
1033 Blake, William | "The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Mauling Each Other, from Illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy" (Bindman 649)
1034 [Brontë, Emily, and Ann Brontë] — Ellis Bell and Acton Bell | An outstanding survival of the sisters' debut novels
1035 [Brontë, Charlotte] | The first edition of Brontë's third novel
1036 Carroll, Lewis | "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass"
1037 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne | A lovely example of "Tom Sawyer"
1038 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne | A fine, bright copy of "Huckleberry Finn" in green cloth
1039 Dickens, Charles | "Oliver Twist," first edition, extensively extra-illustrated
1040 Dickens, Charles | "A Christmas Carol," first edition, first issue
1041 Dickens, Charles | "A Christmas Carol"—first edition, second issue, the Suzannet-Self copy
1042 Dickens, Charles — Hablot K. Browne (pseud. "Phiz," illustrator) | "Bleak House," first edition, with an original illustration
1043 Dickens, Charles | Autograph letter signed, to Lady Talfourd, upon the death of her husband
1044 Dickens, Charles | The author's copy of "Little Dorrit"
1045 Dickens, Charles | "A Tale of Two Cities," in the original monthly parts
1046 Dickens, Charles | "A Tale of Two Cities," first book edition, in the original cloth
1047 Dickens, Charles | "Great Expectations," first edition, fourth impression
1048 Dickens, Charles | "Great Expectations," first edition, fifth impression