Discover a premier collection of high-value literary classics, comprehensive reference sets, and rare historical archives. This selection is tailored for serious collectors, researchers, and bibliophiles, featuring cornerstone pieces for the scholarly library.

The Great Books and Foundational Philosophy

Our inventory includes a robust selection from the Great Books of the Western World series, which serves as a cornerstone of Western thought. Highlights include:

• Classical Works: Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, the complete works of Plato, and a two-volume set of Aristotle,.
• Literary Masters: Essential volumes from Shakespeare, Melville, and Freud.
• The Great Ideas: Foundational guides such as The Great Conversation, The Great Ideas volumes, and various yearbooks from the Great Ideas Today series,.

Expansive Reference and Educational Sets

For those looking to build a comprehensive home or institutional library, we offer several significant multi-volume reference sets:

• Encyclopaedia Britannica (1978): This extensive set includes the 19-volume Macropaedia, the 10-volume Micropaedia, and the Propaedia guide.
• Historical Encyclopedias: Notable collections such as Compton’s Pictured Encyclopedia, the Universal Standard Encyclopedia, and the Encyclopedia Americana,,.
• Specialized Libraries: Features The American Educator: A Library of Universal Knowledge and the Practical Handyman’s Encyclopedia,.

Rare Legal, Political, and Government Archives

This collection is a treasure trove for legal historians and political researchers, containing rare 19th and early 20th-century primary sources:

• Legal Reports: Professional-grade sets including the Supreme Court Reports: New York, Lansing’s Reports, and Abbott’s New Cases,.
• Congressional Documents: Authentic House and Senate Documents from the early 1900s, covering reports from the Secretary of the Navy and the Commissioner of Education,,.
• Historical Periodicals: Rare volumes of the Historical Magazine concerning the Antiquities, History and Biography of America from the 1860s.

International Literature and Scholarly Rarities

Broaden your horizons with a diverse selection of European literature and prestigious scholarly works:

• The Crown Jewel: The massive Patrologiae Cursus Completus Series (#1–221), a monumental theological resource.
• French & Scandinavian Classics: Fine editions of works by Emile Zola, Voltaire, and a significant collection of Scandinavian authors like Hall Caine and Emilie Flygare Carlen,,.
• Theological Highlights: A 1917 Scofield Holy Bible and Dr. T. Skat Rørdam’s Det Ny Testament,.