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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Autograph letter signed ("R.W. Emerson"), 5 pages, 5" x 8", Concord, 26 May 1858. A very good literary letter addressed to Mrs Watson ("My dear friend"; likely Mary Russell Watson, former governess to Emerson's son Waldo, paramour of Thoreau, and a lifelong friend of the transcendentalists), offering.....
American writer who originated the philosophy of Objectivism. That rational self-interest should be the basis of action and that self-fulfillment is an individual's moral responsibility, with productive achievement is the noblest activity. Famous books include the Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged In 1961, Rand collected her philosophical writings in "For the.....
Large archive of handwritten letters and Methodist religious sermons,span from 1879 to 1891. Written by a Methodist Minister named Lovejoy, born on the plains of Kansas to ardent abolitionists in the bloody years before the Civil War. He lived through attempts on his parents lives, and the murder of his.....
Pope Pius VII. Writ of Excommunication of the Authors, Executors, and Instigators of the Usurpation of Rome, and of the States belonging to the Holy See. London: Vogel & Schulze,1809. Size 9" x 6". 13 pages. Pamphlet written in French. Very scarce; in only 3 libraries (Yale, Cornell, Bibliotheque National.....
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Reception and Entertainment of the Chinese Embassy, by the City of Boston." Published by Alfred Mudge & Sons, City Printers, 34 School Street, 1868. Original blue printed wrappers. 77 pages, describing the various entertainments and speeches. Emerson's speech, honoring China’s long history and contribution, begins on page.....
Extensive archive from Methodist minister and revivalist preacher Irving R. Lovejoy from 1880-1888. This archive of 334 handwritten pages by the Reverend includes 20 handwritten and handbound sermons totaling 219 pages. Also includes an additional 115 pages of handwritten notes (mostly related to sermons and religions), letters and personal documents.....
Emerson. “Saadi”. July 1864. 5 unbound 6” x 9” inch printed pages from The Atlantic Monthly. Emerson’s essay on the medieval Persian poet and thinker Saadi, representing nearly two decades of study. A fascinating testament to one of Emerson’s greatest influences. Very good condition. One of the most influential thinkers.....
Ayn Rand. Atlas Shrugged. New York: Random House, [1957]. First edition. Octavo. viii, 1168, [1,blank], [2, About the Author], [5, blank] pages. Publisher's green cloth, front board stamped in gilt, spine stamped in black and gilt; in the original dust jacket. Spine a bit toned; headcap bumped and with a......
Extensive archive from Methodist minister and revivalist preacher Irving R. Lovejoy from 1860-1888. This archive of over 250 handwritten pages includes 19 handwritten and hand bound sermons, most tied with blue string, totaling 247 pages on subjects ranging from Judgment day to building fraternity between Methodist ministries, and 237 pages.....
EMERSON, Ralph Waldo. Tributes to Theodore Parker, Comprising the Exercises at the Music Hall on Sunday, June 17, 1860. With the Proceedings of The New England Anti-Slavery Convention at the Melodeon, May 31. First Edition. Boston: Published by the Fraternity, 1860. With an original carte-de-visite of Emerson. Emerson’s comments begin.....
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. American transcendentalist, poet, essayist, writer, philosopher, and abolitionist. Autograph letter signed and written by Ralph Waldo Emerson on September 10, 1873 in Gosnold, Massachusetts. 2 pages on 1 bifold sheet. 6 x 4 in. A frequently visited location to Emerson, he writes to a woman named Sylvia.....
MONTAIGNE, Michel de. Essays In Three Books. With Notes and Quotations. And an Account of the Author's Life. With a Short Character of the Author and Translator, by the Late Marquiss of Hallifax. London: Barker, Straham, Ballard, etal., 1743. Volume I. Translated by Charles Cotton, Esq. 18mo, 4” x 6.5”.....
Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman, 1st Edition, 1962 1st Edition,Published by the University of Chicago Press. Hardcover. First edition of Friedman's magnum opus where he provides his first and definitive statement of this immensely influential economic philosophy, "one in which competitive capitalism serves as both a device.....
FELTHAM, Owen. Resolves. A Duple Century. Ye 3d Edition By Owen Felltham. Wth A Large Alphabeticall Table Therunto. | Resolves: Divine, Morall, Politicall. (One Volume) Third Edition. London: Imprinted [by Felix Kyngston] for Henry Seile and are to be sould at the Tygers head in St. Paules Church yard, 1628.....
The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. is pictured with Dean Francis B, Sayre, Jr. and a police escort. Original silver gelatin press photo. 4.5" x 4" inches. Washington, D.C., 1968. King is pictured here with Dean Francis Sayre Jr., the dean of the Washington National Cathedral, on March 31, 1968.....
The first prime minister of Israel and its leading personality during the first 15 years of the Jewish state. Typed Letter Signed, 1 page, Letter is written while Ben - Gurion is head of The Jewish Agency and written 4 days after the "Biltmore Conference". The Biltmore Conference was called.....
Marx, Karl. Capital, Volume I,II and III. All 3 volumes by Karl Marx, Edited By Frederick Engels. Translated from The First German Edition by Ernest Untermann. Published by Chicago: Charles H. Kerr & Company. 1909-1910. Hardcover, blindstamp rule borders to covers, spines ruled and lettered gilt. Capital Vol I: The.....
[Mother Teresa] Letter between two followers of Mother Teresa praising her work. 2 page Typed Letter Signed. 8 x 6 in. Dated Jan. 30, 1981. On Letterhead from Park Cottage, Robertsbridge, Sussex, UK. Letter regarding Mother Teresa's work and expressing a desire to educate children on whom she is. “You.....
[Joan Of Arc.] SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita. Saint Joan Of Arc. London: Cobden-Sanderson, 1936. Signed by the author, Signed First edition, signed limited issue, signed by the author and not for sale; the signed limited issue, comprising only 120 copies in total. Sackville-West who was Virginia Woolf's lover, and the inspiration for.....
Mother Teresa. Humanitarian and missionary. Stunning letter written by Mother Teresa perfectly captures her mission and spirit and can be seen as her instructions to us all on how to help others.Typed letter signed on Missionaries of Charity letterhead. No date. Missionaries of Charity Office, Calcutta, India. 1 page. Celebrated.....
Mother Teresa. Humanitarian and missionary. Stunning letter written by Mother Teresa perfectly captures her mission and spirit and can be seen as her instructions to us all on how to help others. Typed letter signed on Missionaries of Charity letterhead. August 7, 1989. Missionaries of Charity Office, Calcutta, India. 1.....
La Revision Du Proces Dreyfus a La Cour de Cassation. Compte Rendu stenographique "in extenso". 1898. Paris: P.V. Stockm Editeur (ancienne Librarie Tresse et Stock). 9,10,11,12 Galerie Du Theatre-Francais, Palasi-Royal. First Edition. Small octavo. 271 pages. Publisher's original wrappers. Comprehensive documentation of the debates and inquiries conducted by the French.....
Bill Clinton, 42nd President. Typed letter signed as president, one page, 7" x 9", White House letterhead, dated October 15, 1998. Clinton writes to Reverend Stan Easty in North Carolina, one of his closest friends and spiritual advisors, who also advised him during the Monica scandal. In full: “Hillary and.....
This pamphlet is the catalog of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Emerson was inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Society in 1828 at age 25. He was the only student of Harvard to receive admission that year. Along with his Phi Beta Kappa Address, we have a very rare.....
Ralph Waldo Emerson Autograph Quotation, unsigned, entirely in Emerson's hand: "The guiding star to the arrangement and use of facts, is in your leading thought." 5" x 8" inches, minor blemishes, lower edge ragged. on the verso an address panel in another hand: Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Concord, Mass. Undated.....