The First Edition Rare Books

The First Edition Rare Books Located in Cincinnati and Vero Beach Florida, The First Edition Rare Books, LLC offers a wide variet

We welcome in-person visits to our showroom by appointment only. Please call or go to our website to make an appointment with us! Our primary collection is built around US Political History, Western Military History, European Political History and signed books from influential world figures.

New for the .The first edition, first printing of The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, in the first state dust jacket.Th...
04/27/2026

New for the .

The first edition, first printing of The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, in the first state dust jacket.

The first state dust jacket, $2.50 retail price on front flap, full torso picture of Shel Silverstein on the rear panel, chip along top edge of front panel, a few short closed tears, bright illustrations, a very good example.

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The Daniel Boone Edition of The Winning of the West by Theodore Roosevelt, with a manuscript leaf in Roosevelt’s hand.Fr...
04/26/2026

The Daniel Boone Edition of The Winning of the West by Theodore Roosevelt, with a manuscript leaf in Roosevelt’s hand.

From a limited edition of 200 sets, this being number 185, matching limitation in each volume. Includes a manuscript leaf in Roosevelt’s hand from Volume IV, page 18, regarding the failed frontier campaigns of Gov. Arthur St. Clair and George Washington’s decision to recall Gen. Anthony Wayne to command U.S. forces in the Northwest Indian War.

First edition of In Our First Year of War, signed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1918. Includes the publisher’s scarce d...
04/17/2026

First edition of In Our First Year of War, signed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1918.

Includes the publisher’s scarce dust jacket.

The first American edition of Lord of the Flies, a novel by William Golding. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket,...
04/16/2026

The first American edition of Lord of the Flies, a novel by William Golding.

In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $3.50 retail price on the front flap, a bright, near fine example.

Mandela: The Authorized Biography by Anthony Sampson, inscribed by Nelson Mandela to journalist Katie Couric.Inscribed o...
04/05/2026

Mandela: The Authorized Biography by Anthony Sampson, inscribed by Nelson Mandela to journalist Katie Couric.

Inscribed on the half-title: “To Katie Couric / Best Wishes / Nelson Mandela / 8.5.2002.”

First edition, first printing of Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin.With the publisher’s first state dust jacke...
03/26/2026

First edition, first printing of Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin.

With the publisher’s first state dust jacket.

Signed first edition of Yogi: The Autobiography of a Professional Baseball Player by Yogi Berra.
03/22/2026

Signed first edition of Yogi: The Autobiography of a Professional Baseball Player by Yogi Berra.

The first edition of Herndon’s Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life by William H. Herndon and Jesse William Weik. Fro...
03/19/2026

The first edition of Herndon’s Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life by William H. Herndon and Jesse William Weik. From the estate of Illinois Governor George Ryan.

Come join us at Booth 225 in San Francisco.
02/28/2026

Come join us at Booth 225 in San Francisco.

Highlights for the this coming weekend.First edition, first printing of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, with a...
02/24/2026

Highlights for the this coming weekend.

First edition, first printing of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, with a compliments card from the publisher.

In the publisher’s second state dust jacket, with a small gap on the author’s portrait between Salinger’s hair and the upper edge of the rear panel. This copy has the $3.00 retail price placed over the “R” of “Catcher” on the front flap.

The first edition, first printing of The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge, signed by ...
02/20/2026

The first edition, first printing of The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge, signed by David McCullough.

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