{"title":"Featured","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-octopus-frank-norris-first-edition-1901","title":"The Octopus: A Story of California","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York: Doubleday, Page \u0026amp; Co., 1901. First edition, first printing. Publisher's full red cloth, \u003cspan\u003eillustratively\u003c\/span\u003e stamped and ruled in gilt. Octavo. 652. Lightly pressed corners, moderate edge-wear, cloth starting at corner tips, lightest foxing on ffep, faint scratches to top edge block, still a very good copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Octopus, published just a year before Frank Norris' unexpected death at the age of 32, was the first book of a planned trilogy titled The Epic of the Wheat. \"These novels, while forming a series, will be in no way connected with each other save only in their relation to (1) the production, (2) the distribution, (3) the consumption of American wheat. [...] 'The Octopus,' deals with the war between the wheat grower and the Railroad Trust.\" (prefatory note). The second in the series, The Pit, was published posthumously, where as the third and final, The Wolf, was never started.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book serves as a foundational text of American literary naturalism, an expose of corporate monopolies, and an examination of modern capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConfirmed first printing by the misprint on page 526 where the line \"prolonged, rasping sound of breathing, half choked.\" is repeated at the bottom of the page (BAL 15036).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNCIAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59633797366046,"sku":"UN-0001","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/2094\/0574\/files\/PANA2818.jpg?v=1785273720"},{"product_id":"the-man-who-knew-collidge","title":"The Man Who Knew Collidge","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1928. First edition. Publisher's full blue cloth, blocked and ruled in orange. 275. No dust jacket, lightest edge-wear, previous owner inscription in pen on front pastedown, still a fine copy lacking only its dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSinclair Lewis was the first American author to win the Nobel Prize in literature, which was awarded \"for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters.\" In his Nobel Lecture, Lewis praised Theodore Dreiser, Willa Cather, Ernest Hemingway, and other contemporaries, but also lamented that \"in America most of us -- not readers alone, but even writers -- are still afraid of any literature which is not a glorification of everything American, a glorification of our faults as well as our virtues,\" and that America is \"the most contradictory, the most depressing, the most stirring, of any land in the world today.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hit-highlight\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Mr. Lewis has exceeded his satirical genius in this parody of an average man.\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Sauk Centre Herald\u003c\/em\u003e, April 19, 1928). This book introduces the character Lowell Schmaltz who recounts a story in six long, uninterrupted monologues. It, while staying true to Lewis' acclaimed satirical prose, is written lighter than his earlier works like Babbitt, of which Lowell Schmaltz is a friend of the Babbitt character. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNCIAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59654849823006,"sku":"UN-0004","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/2094\/0574\/files\/PANA2806.jpg?v=1785273891"},{"product_id":"the-innocents","title":"The Innocents","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York: Harper \u0026amp; Brothers Publishers, 1917. First edition, first printing. Publisher's full grey cloth stamped in gilt. Octavo. 217. No dust jacket, lightest edge-wear, toning on spine's stamped gilt, lightly pressed bottom corners, a inscribed \"#1\" in pen on ffep, still a very good copy lacking only the dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSinclair Lewis was the first American author to win the Nobel Prize in literature, which was awarded \"for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters.\" In his Nobel Lecture, Lewis praised Theodore Dreiser, Willa Cather, Ernest Hemingway, and other contemporaries, but also lamented that \"in America most of us -- not readers alone, but even writers -- are still afraid of any literature which is not a glorification of everything American, a glorification of our faults as well as our virtues,\" and that America is \"the most contradictory, the most depressing, the most stirring, of any land in the world today.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this book Sinclair Lewis crafts a poignant narrative that explores the complexities of innocence and disillusionment within a rapidly changing American society and critiques the mediocrity and complacency that often plague American life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis copy is confirmed as the first printing per its F-R code printed on the bottom of the copyright page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNCIAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59654852051230,"sku":"UN-0006","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/2094\/0574\/files\/PANA2940.jpg?v=1785341366"},{"product_id":"les-miserables","title":"Les Misérables","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon and New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1887. First fully illustrated English edition, likely not a first printing. Total of 353 illustrations. Q\u003cspan\u003euarto (10-3\/4\" x 7-1\/2\"). Publisher's full green cloth with paper labels stamped in black. Deckle edges. Vol. I: xiv, 365, 101 illustrations; Vol. II: xii, 331, 67 illustrations; Vol. III: xi, 299, 55 illustrations; Vol. IV: xiv, 399, 72 illustrations; Vol. V: xiv, 330, 58 illustrations. Paper ex libris label on ffep for all volumes, front hinge starting on vol. V, light staining on spine, paper label on vol. II is ripped, wear on cloth edges and spine, wear to deckle edges, tissue guard missing on vol. II, IV and V. Still good, honest copies, with clean interiors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished only two years after Victor Hugo's death, this set is likely the \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003efirst fully illustrated English-language edition\u003c\/span\u003e of Les Misérables; no earlier versions were traced. Making it a true piece of literature history as it was the first time English readers could experience the story alongside the iconic artwork of French masters such as Émile Bayard, Alphonse de Neuville, Morin, Valnay, and more, including two illustrations by Victor Hugo himself. The list of illustrations across all five volumes further credit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLix, Brion, Scott, Vierge, Des Brosses, J. P. Laurens, Ad. Marie, E. Zier, H. Scott, H. Vogel, Hersent, Haenens, and Benett.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough Joseph L. Blamire (the resident manager and editor for Routledge in New York) is the credited \"translator\" on the copyright page, the true translation in this set appears to be that of Lascelles Wraxall (the contents in this set were compared with Wraxall's translation and are a match). And from Wraxall is where the following purpose of this translation comes from: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"[to] \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egive the precise meaning of every word as written by the author. This line was enforced on me by the following passage in a letter which I received from Victor Hugo: '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePermit me to ask you to adhere to the utmost fidelity in your task. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy book is written to clear up and combat prejudices in France, England, and the whole world. However, from the moment when M. Esquiros is your friend, as he is mine, you cannot fail to produce an excellent work, having for guide and counselor that great and noble mind.'\" (from the Preface in vol. 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A good copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe contents in this book are from a manuscript written by Albert Pike in quill that he finished in 1878, and in effort to preserve Pike's legacy the Supreme Council published the manuscript in print for members of their organization. Only 700 copies were printed, each one going to its own selected member. Although the book was by the Freemason Supreme Council, it is not of Masonic ritual text, instead it reflects Pike's lifelong interest in comparative religion. It became part of the intellectual background that influenced works such as \u003cem\u003eMorals and Dogma\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlbert Pike was an American author, poet, orator, editor, lawyer, jurist and Confederate States Army general. In 1858 he became the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Southern Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite. Pike represented the various Native peoples in several lawsuits against the American government (Cherokee, Creek, and Choctaw) in order to ensure they were treated fairly, studied religions and mythologies across the world. Prior to the Civil War, Albert Pike encouraged the South to seek equality with the North and only seceding if political means failed. Once war was inevitable, Pike was established as the liaison to the Native People and was instrumental in encouraging the Cherokee nation to support the Confederacy with the understanding that the Cherokee would be granted a sovereign nation of their own. Later in life, Harvard offered Pike an honorary degree which he declined. Albeit his actions, Pike still had a mixed history regarding race as a whole and even supported radical race groups at the time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNCIAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59654871744798,"sku":"UN-0016","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/2094\/0574\/files\/PANA2914.jpg?v=1785341794"},{"product_id":"pleasantville","title":"Pleasantville Signed Screenplay","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a reprinted screenplay of Pleasantville signed by the lead actors Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, Jeff Daniels, and Jane Kaczmarek. The signatures were accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from a third party we could not independently verify; for that reason, we are having them re-authenticated by an industry-standard authority (PSA\/DNA, JSA, or Beckett) before offering the item for sale. If you are interested, email us at Books@UncialRareBooks.com and we will notify you of the authentication result and if\/when the item is listed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNCIAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59703490511134,"sku":"UN-0017","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/2094\/0574\/files\/PANA2976.jpg?v=1785341854"},{"product_id":"civil-war-discharge-paper-1865","title":"1865 Civil War Discharge Paper for Luther D. Root of the 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, Company D","description":"\u003cp\u003eLuther D. Root was enlisted as a Private on January 20, 1863 for Company D of the First Regiment of Michigan Sharpshooters Volunteers. The Regiment fought in the Battle of the Wilderness (the first battle of Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign), Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (one of the most intense fights in the entire Civil War), Battle of Cold Harbor (Robert E. Lee's last great victory of the Civil War, being outnumbered two to one), the First Assault on Petersburg, part of the Siege of Petersburg (the longest campaign of the Civil War) that ended in the Fall of Petersburg. This regiment was one of the first units to enter Petersburg. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne day after the Fall of Petersburg from April 3-9, 1865, the regiment went in pursuit of Robert E. Lee. They faced their Grand Review on May 23rd that same year, and on July 28th the regiment mustered out with Luther D. Root successfully surviving the war.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis paper is lightly toned but still in fine condition and comes framed, a muster-out roll half printed and half filled by hand, signed by the Mustering Officer. Additional documentation regarding this paper will be provided, including Luther D. Root's suspected death certificate (printed), Company D's roster, and the regiment's battle history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNCIAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59703494344990,"sku":"UN-0018","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/2094\/0574\/files\/PANA2981.jpg?v=1785341881"},{"product_id":"poems-by-samuel-rogers","title":"Poems by Samuel Rogers","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon: Bradbury and Evans, Whitefriars, 1834. Numerous illustrations. Octavo. Publisher's full leather illustratively stamped in gilt and red. Gilt text block edges. viii, 295. Paper ex libris label, mildly foxed throughout, wear on leather edges, some scratches on leather covers, back cover corners lightly starting. Still a good to very-good copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSamuel Rogers was a prominent English poet\u003c\/span\u003e and patron of the arts. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1796 and offered the position of Poet Laureate following the death of William Wordsworth in 1850, which he declined.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNCIAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59712390267166,"sku":"UN-0026","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/2094\/0574\/files\/PANA2952.jpg?v=1785342075"},{"product_id":"george-washington","title":"George Washington: A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948-54. First edition. Total of 94 illustrations, 53 maps, and 2 musical scores. Octavo. Six volumes. Publisher's full blue cloth stamped and ruled in gilt on spine. Vol. I: xxvi, 549, 13 illustrations, 5 maps; Vol. II: vi, 464, 12 illustrations, 3 maps; Vol. III: xxxvi, 599, 15 illustrations, 6 maps; Vol. IV: viii, 736, 15 illustrations, 24 maps; Vol. V: xvi, 570, 14 illustrations, 12 maps, 2 musical scores; Vol. VI: xlv, 529, 20 illustrations, 3 maps. Vol. 5 and 6 have fading on gilt, edge-wear to cloth, pressed corners, light scratching to cloth covers, light scratching to text blocks. Overall, very good copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDouglas Southall Freeman's \u003cem\u003eGeorge Washington\u003c\/em\u003e ranks among the most exhaustive lives written of any American, issued by Charles Scribner's Sons across nearly a decade. Freeman, for years editor of the Richmond \u003cem\u003eNews Leader\u003c\/em\u003e, and already a Pulitzer winner for his four-volume \u003cem\u003eR. E. Lee,\u003c\/em\u003e took up Washington as his last work, leaving journalism in 1949 to give it his full attention. He carried over the \"fog of war\" method of the Lee: presenting events only as far as Washington himself could have known them at a given moment, so the reader follows his judgment forming rather than reading back from the outcome. The effect was to loosen a figure long stiffened into monument, restoring a Washington who was fallible and deliberate, an improbably successful commander against the British and, afterward, a careful steward of an untried republic. His contemporaries did not stint their regard; the historian Allan Nevins reckoned him \"America's greatest biographer.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe completed work would go on to receive the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for Biography, Freeman's second, awarded after his death. Each of the six volumes is a first printing, carrying the Scribner's seal and the letter \"A\" on the copyright page, and the text is illustrated throughout with frontispieces, plates, and maps.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNCIAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59766751068446,"sku":"UN-0029","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/2094\/0574\/files\/PANA3035.jpg?v=1786567914"}],"url":"https:\/\/uncialrarebooks.com\/collections\/featured.oembed","provider":"UNCIAL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}