Rare Books - History

Step into the past with our Rare Books: History collection at Harry Hartog Bookseller. From first editions and signed volumes to vintage accounts and out-of-print narratives, these books preserve pivotal events and voices. Shop online or in-store for collectible historical works that enlighten, inspire, and belong in every serious library.

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The Golden Cockerel "Bountiana": Complete set of 6 volumes in 2 slipcases (Limited editions, custom-bound and signed)
$4,500.00
The Golden Cockerel "Bountiana": Complete set of 6 volumes in 2 slipcases (Limited editions, custom-bound and signed)
Various
RUTTER, Owen (ed.); BLIGH, William; MORRISON, James; FRYER, John (with FRYER, Mary Ann) (illus. Robert...
Confessions of a Young Man (First Edition)
$200.00
Confessions of a Young Man (First Edition)
George Moore
MOORE, George. Confessions of a Young Man. London: William Heinemann, 1917. Octavo. Original red publisher's...
The Log of H.M.S. Providence, 1791–1793 (Limited Deluxe Edition)
$1,000.00
The Log of H.M.S. Providence, 1791–1793 (Limited Deluxe Edition)
William Bligh
BLIGH, William (preface Admiral of the Fleet, the Earl Mountbatten of Burma; intro. Stephen Walters...
The Voyage of the Bounty Launch: John Fryer's Narrative (Limited Deluxe Edition)
$480.00
The Voyage of the Bounty Launch: John Fryer's Narrative (Limited Deluxe Edition)
John Fryer
FRYER, John (intro. Stephen Walters). The Voyage of the Bounty Launch: John Fryer's Narrative. Guildford:...
The History of New Holland, from its First Discovery in 1616, to the Present Time (First Edition)
$6,500.00
The History of New Holland, from its First Discovery in 1616, to the Present Time (First Edition)
William Eden [Erroneous]
[ANONYMOUS] (erroneously attributed to The Right Honourable William Eden). The History of New Holland, from...
Jane Austen: In Her Own Hand (Easton Press Edition)
$350.00
Jane Austen: In Her Own Hand (Easton Press Edition)
Jane Austen
AUSTEN, Jane. Jane Austen: In Her Own Hand. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2013. 3...
The William Morris Manuscript of The Odes of Horace (Folio Society Limited Edition)
$750.00
The William Morris Manuscript of The Odes of Horace (Folio Society Limited Edition)
William Morris
MORRIS, William (illuminator, with Edward Burne-Jones & Charles Fairfax Murray); HORACE (trans. W. E. Gladstone;...
Disasters of War (Folio Society Limited Edition)
$1,100.00
Disasters of War (Folio Society Limited Edition)
Francisco de Goya
GOYA, Francisco de (commentary Mark McDonald). Disasters of War: Etchings by Francisco de Goya y...
The Fitzwilliam Book of Hours (Folio Society Limited Edition)
$800.00
The Fitzwilliam Book of Hours (Folio Society Limited Edition)
Stella Panayotova
PANAYOTOVA, Stella (commentary; Keeper of Manuscripts and Printed Books, Fitzwilliam Museum). The Fitzwilliam Book of...
Essays of Montaigne (De Luxe Edition, First Copy Printed)
$2,000.00
Essays of Montaigne (De Luxe Edition, First Copy Printed)
Michel de Montaigne
MONTAIGNE, Michel de (trans. Charles Cotton; ed. William Carew Hazlitt). Essays of Montaigne. London: Privately...
The Zermatt Pocket Book (First Edition, Association Copy)
$3,000.00
The Zermatt Pocket Book (First Edition, Association Copy)
William Martin Conway
There are books that document history, and there are books that make it. Conway’s Zermatt...
Masterpieces of Classical Chinese Painting (First Edition, Second Printing)
$220.00
Masterpieces of Classical Chinese Painting (First Edition, Second Printing)
Qingqing Shao
SHAO, Qingqing; ZHENG, Xinmiao; ZHANG, Bo; JIANG, Peng & LI, Lin (ed. Zheng Xinmiao). Masterpieces...
The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia (Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition)
$1,500.00
The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia (Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition)
David Roberts
ROBERTS, David (lithographs Louis Haghe). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia. Norwalk,...
The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography. (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
$80.00
The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography. (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
Henry Adams
ADAMS, Henry (intro. Henry Seidel Canby; illus. Samuel Chamberlain). The Education of Henry Adams: An...
Walden: Or Life in the Woods (First Folio Society Edition)
$200.00
Walden: Or Life in the Woods (First Folio Society Edition)
Henry David Thoreau
THOREAU, Henry David (intro. John Updike; photographs Herbert W. Gleason). Walden: or, Life in the...
Marilyn (Taschen Limited Deluxe Edition)
$150.00
Marilyn (Taschen Limited Deluxe Edition)
André de Dienes, Steve Crist, & Shirley T. Ellis de Dienes
DE DIENES, André (ed. Steve Crist; with Shirley T. Ellis de Dienes). Marilyn. Köln: Benedikt...
History of the Indian Tribes of North America (Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition)
$1,200.00
History of the Indian Tribes of North America (Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition)
Thomas L. McKenney & James Hall
McKENNEY, Thomas L. & James HALL (illus. Charles Bird King et al.). History of the...
The Baburnama (First Folio Society Edition)
$150.00
The Baburnama (First Folio Society Edition)
Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur
BABUR, Zahiruddin Muhammad (trans., ed. & annot. Wheeler M. Thackston; preface to illustrations J. P....
Travels in Arabia Deserta (Folio Society Limited Deluxe Edition)
$1,000.00
Travels in Arabia Deserta (Folio Society Limited Deluxe Edition)
Charles M. Doughty
DOUGHTY, Charles M. (preface Rory Stewart; intro. T. E. Lawrence; illus. Félix Bonfils et al.;...
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
$100.00
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
Michael Dobson & Stanley Wells
DOBSON, Michael & Stanley WELLS (eds.). The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton...
The Collegiate Encyclopedia (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
$80.00
The Collegiate Encyclopedia (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
Merriam-Webster, Inc.
MERRIAM-WEBSTER, INC. The Collegiate Encyclopedia. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2003. Large Octavo. Full deep...
The Confessions of Nat Turner (Easton Press Signed Collector's Edition)
$120.00
The Confessions of Nat Turner (Easton Press Signed Collector's Edition)
William Styron
STYRON, William. The Confessions of Nat Turner. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2000. Octavo. Full...
Helga's Diary (Easton Press Signed Collector's Edition)
$100.00
Helga's Diary (Easton Press Signed Collector's Edition)
Helga Weiss
WEISS, Helga (intro. Francine Prose; trans. Neil Bermel). Helga's Diary: A Young Girl's Account of...
The Innocents Abroad (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
$80.00
The Innocents Abroad (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
Harry Hartog Bookseller
TWAIN, Mark. The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrim's Progress. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press,...
The Lewis and Clark Expedition 1803-1806, 2 volumes (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
$140.00
The Lewis and Clark Expedition 1803-1806, 2 volumes (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
Nicholas Biddle (ed.)
LEWIS, Meriwether & William CLARK (ed. Nicholas Biddle; intro. John Bakeless). The Journals of the...
Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah (Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition)
$1,000.00
Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah (Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition)
Sir Richard Francis Burton
BURTON, Sir Richard Francis. Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2014....
A New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World (Easton Press Limited Deluxe Edition)
$1,000.00
A New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World (Easton Press Limited Deluxe Edition)
James Cook
COOK, Captain James (ed. George William Anderson). A New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages...
Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue (First Edition)
$150.00
Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue (First Edition)
Eugene Richards
RICHARDS, Eugene (text Eugene Richards & Edward Barnes; afterword Dr. Stephen W. Nicholas). Cocaine True,...