Thomas Paine

Francis Scott Key’s The Star-Spangled Banner in The Analectic Magazine. Vol. IV. No. 23 (Philadelphia: Moses Thomas, November 1814)
First Magazine Appearance of The Star-Spangled Banner Leads Liberty & Legacy Auction
A rare printing of Francis Scott Key’s Star-Spangled Banner published while the War of 1812 still raged is among the highlights of Heritage Auctions' Liberty & Legacy: Celebrating
A declaration by the representatives of the United States of America: in general Congress assembled. Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap, 1776.
Rare Americana and Declaration of Independence Go On Show Today
A copy of Zritel, the literary journal suppressed during the 1905 Revolution in Russia, offered by Bernard Quaritch
Firsts London 2026 Preview Highlights
'Revolution' is the theme for Firsts London at the Saatchi Gallery this year featuring books, manuscripts, maps, and ephemera relating to all types of po
A Declaration […] Setting Forth the Causes and Necessity [of] Taking up Arms (Philadelphia: Bradford, 1775)
Declaring the Revolution: America’s Printed Path to Independence at The New York Historical
The current exhibition at The New York Historical focuses on the development of the ideas of the American Revolution through original printings and explores
James Cook logbook fragment
Captain James Cook’s South Pacific Logbook to Auction
A rare holograph fragment from Captain James Cook’s logbook from his second voy
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Rare Books Collector Sid Lapidus Celebrated at Princeton University Library
The Most Formidable Weapon Against Errors: The Sid Lapidus ’59 Collection & the Age of Reason now running until June 8 at Princeton University
Frederick Catherwood’s 1844 Views of the Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan
18th and 19th Century Travel and Color Plate Books at Freeman's
Freeman’s September 27 sale includes a distinguished selection of 18th- and 19th-century travel and color plate books, led by a rare first edition of F
George Washington Letter Signed Planning Attack on Manhattan (1780)
Hancock, Washington, and Adams Revolutionary War Letters Under the Hammer
RR Auction's Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale focuses on the
Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass
$150,000 Estimate for Rare Walt Whitman Leaves of Grass First Edition
Freeman’s June 8 auction A Fine Collection of American Literature and History is led by an exceedingly rare 1855 first edition, first issue, of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. With an estimate of $…
Engraved copy of artist Charles Willson Peale’s 1791 portrait of Thomas Paine
Princeton Opens Digital Access to Rare Revolution-era Books
Sidney Lapidus ’59 has donated a collection of rare Revolution-era books and publications to Princeton University as part of the Venture Forward campaign, e