Americana from Raptis Rare Books

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1900. First editions of Roosevelt's monumental work. Octavo, 4 volumes, original brown cloth, gilt titles to the spine, gilt topstain, illustrated with plates from old engravings, paintings, drawings, and other sources; folding maps. Boldly signed by the author while in The White House on the front free endpaper, "with the regards of Theodore Roosevelt… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C, November 30, 1888. Autograph letter signed by Frederick Douglass to M. M. Rodgers. Octavo, one page on Lyons Parchment, the handwritten letter reads in part, "Since you have so much to desire a letter by my own hand, though I have more of that kind of work to do than ought to be required of me, I… Read more about this item

c. 1957. Full-length group photograph of presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Herbert Hoover and Harry S. Truman standing together on June 17, 1947 during Princeton University's bicentennial anniversary celebration, shot by Alan Richards. Signed on the matte by each below the relevant portrait and additionally dated "3-6-57" by Harry S. Truman. In very good condition with toning to the edges.… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1858. "The Lewis and Clark expedition stands as a major event in American history, solidly establishing our title to the vast Louisiana Territory and later to the Oregon country. The explorations revealed a strange and unknown world, full of exciting wonders, and pointed the way to its possibilities for future development" (Downs, Books… Read more about this item

New York: Printed and Sold by J. and A. McLean, 1788. First edition of The Federalist, one of the rarest and most significant books in American political history. Octavo, two volumes bound in full calf with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, front and rear panels. In near fine condition with light foxing… Read more about this item

New York: The Outlook Company, 1910. First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Mr. J.E. Rhodes Theodore Roosevelt Jan 19th 1911." In near fine condition. With an introduction by Ernest Hamlin Abbott.

Unique frame constructed with original wood recovered during repair work on USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, the world's oldest commissioned naval warship still afloat most noted for her actions during the War of 1812 against the United Kingdom. The frame houses an early 20th century mounted photograph of an image of USS Constitution. Accompanied by a typed… Read more about this item

Bust length portrait bronze of President Abraham Lincoln, signed and numbered by the artist, "J. Mavchi 09/100." Mounted on a square black granite or marble base. The base measures 10.5 inches in height. The entire piece with the base measures 12.75 inches in height. In fine condition. Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th President of the United States from… Read more about this item

New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885-86.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. The National edition of the works of Theodore Roosevelt. Octavo, 20 volumes, original green cloth with printed paper spine labels, top edge gilt. The set includes, The Naval War of 1812 in two volumes, The Wilderness Hunter, American Ideals in 2 volumes , The Winning of the West in six volumes, Hunting the… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1960. First edition of the selected foreign policy speeches and statements on defense, peace, and national security delivered by Kennedy during his 1960 presidential campaign. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a very good jacket. Edited by Allan Nevins. "Readers will find here instruction and sagacity on our knottier problems. They will find also… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956. First edition of Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jack design by Phil Grushkin. Jacket photograph by Hank Walker. Uncommon in this condition. The Pulitzer Prize-winning book was written when Kennedy was the junior senator from… Read more about this item

New York: Printed and Sold by J. and A. McLean, 1788. First edition of The Federalist, one of the rarest and most significant books in American political history. 12mo, two volumes bound into one in half calf over marbled boards with raised bands, gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition with light toning to the pages. Text… Read more about this item

New York: Printed by G. & R. Waite, No. 64 Maiden-Lane, 1804.

Charlottesville, VA: F. Carr and Co, 1829. Volume one was written by Jefferson at age 77, and includes a journal kept by him while Secretary of State during Washington’s administration. "The rest consists exclusively of a voluminous correspondence, ranging from 1775, after blood had been spilt in Boston, to June 1826, only ten days before his death" (Sabin). In… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1892.

[Mount Vernon], March 1762.

Printed at Worcester, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas, 1790.

March 4, 1791. In July of 1775, General George Washington arrived in Cambridge to assume command of the new Continental Army and direct the ongoing campaign at Boston. General Gage was eventually recalled to London to answer for the outcome of the battle. General Howe, the field commander at Bunker Hill, assumed command. Howe was unwilling to repeat another… Read more about this item