THE EARLIEST OBTAINABLE MAP TO NAME AMERICA

(America.) Apianus, Peter. Tipus Orbis Universalis Ivxta Ptolomei Cosmographi Traditionem et Americi Vespucii. . . . [Delineation of the entire world prepared according to the teaching of Ptolemy the cosmographer, and the voyages of Americus Vespuccius and others by Peter Apian of Leissig.] [Vienna, 1520].

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A RARE AUDUBON PROOF

Audubon, John James. Belted Kingfisher (Plate LXXVII). [ R. Havell], ca. 1830.

A rare color proof for the first edition of The Birds of America. Price: $27,500
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A FINE 13TH-CENTURY PORTABLE BIBLE IN A RENAISSANCE BINDING

Bible. Bible in Latin, Manuscript. Decorated Manuscript Bible on Vellum with the Prologues Attributed to St. Jerome. [Northern Italy or France, mid-13th century.].

A fine 13th-century Bible in an oustanding early binding. The portable Bible of the 13th century represents one of the most important developments in the history of medieval bookmaking and the dissemination of knowledge. Price: $125,000
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"The Federalist will merit the notice of posterity; because in it are candidly and ably discussed the principles of freedom and the topics of government, which will be always interesting to mankind so long as they shall be connected in Civil Society."

[Hamilton, Madison, and Jay]. The Federalist: A Collection of Essays Written in Favour of the New Constitution. New York: John and Andrew M'Lean, 1788..

FIRST EDITION of the most important book in American political philosophy. Price: price on request
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Leviathan "produced a fermentation in English thought not surpassed until the advent of Darwinism"

Hobbes, Thomas. Leviathan, Or The Matter, Forme, & Power Of A Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall And Civill. London: for Andrew Crooke, 1651.

First Edition of Leviathan Price: $48,000
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THE FIRST MAP OF THE HOLY LAND AND THE FIRST MODERN PRINTED MAP

(Holy Land.) [Brandis, Lucas]. Map Of Palestine. Lübeck: Brandis, 1475, from Rudimentum Novitiorum sive Chronicarum Historiarum Epitome, 1475.

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THOMAS JEFFERSON'S LIBRARY FOR AN AMERICAN GENTLEMAN

(Jefferson, Thomas). An 18th-Century Library of Books Recommended by Jefferson for an American Gentleman, as described in a letter to Robert Skipwith. No place, 1771.

A magnificent collection of 18th-century books assembled according to Thomas Jefferson's recommendations. Price: price on request
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KENNEDY AND THE FEDERALIST

Kennedy, John F. Autograph manuscript notes from The Federalist no. 10. compiled in the writing of Profiles in Courage, [ca. 1955].

Kennedy's Quotes From The Federalist Price: $28,000
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KENTUCKY JOINS THE UNION

(Kentucky.) Congress. An Act Declaring the Consent of Congress, That a New State be Formed . . . by the Name of the State of Kentucky. [Philadelphia: Childs and Swaine, 1791], 1791.

Kentucky Joins the Union Price: $35,000
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PORTRAIT OF ROBERT E. LEE, INSCRIBED BY HIS WIFE

(Lee, Robert E.) Miley, Michael. Photograph Portrait of Robert E. Lee. Lexington, ca 1869.

A rare portrait of Robert E. Lee inscribed by his wife Price: $20,000
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