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The professor’s attic Vintage, Antique, and Thoughtful Books for Curious Readers.

A little something new is coming soon... 👀📚
09/08/2026

A little something new is coming soon... 👀📚

09/05/2026

Newest Acquisition: an 1889 first edition of A Metrical Version of the Odes of Horace, translated by E. H. Stanley—and bound by the legendary London firm Zaehnsdorf. The gilt tooling, marbled endpapers, and fine leather binding made this one hard to pass up, but finding the Zaehnsdorf stamp was the real surprise!

09/03/2026

Three books. Three centuries old. Three $1 starts. 📚 This Friday, The Professor’s Attic is bringing out a trio of genuine 18th-century books for the Gold Standard Raid Train — including a 1769 history of the Magna Carta, a 1755 volume centered on Louis XIV, the “Sun King,” and one mystery book from one of history’s most recognizable philosophers. Every one starts at just $1. The mystery is revealed live. September 4 at 9:40 AM PT / 12:40 PM ET. ⁠Link in bio. GoldStandardRaidTrain

08/13/2026

In defiance of impending death, Gen. Grant’s pen raced to finish his story. Completed with only days to live, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant became one of the great Civil War and military memoirs of the 19th century. This complete 1885–1886 first-edition set crosses the auction block Friday on Whatnot — starting at just $1. Link in bio.

Ulysses S. Grant was dying when he wrote the book that would become his literary legacy. Completed only days before his ...
08/13/2026

Ulysses S. Grant was dying when he wrote the book that would become his literary legacy. Completed only days before his death, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant became one of the most celebrated military memoirs ever published—and this Friday, a complete two-volume first-edition set from 1885–1886 is crossing the auction block. Published by Charles L. Webster & Co., these handsome green-cloth volumes feature gilt lettering, Grant’s four-star insignia, and the striking gilt medallion associated with the original edition. More than a Civil War memoir, this is an important piece of 19th-century American publishing history—and it starts at just $1 during The Professor’s Attic show on Whatnot. Link in bio.

08/13/2026

What did surgery actually look like in 1881? Holmes’s System of Surgery is a massive three-volume medical reference filled with period illustrations covering amputations, fractures, tumors, operative procedures, diseases of the eye, and more. This complete 1881 set crosses the auction block Friday during The Professor’s Attic stop on Whatnot — and it starts at just $1. Link in bio.

This was surgery in 1881. Three enormous volumes covering fractures, amputations, tumors, gunshot wounds, diseases of th...
08/13/2026

This was surgery in 1881. Three enormous volumes covering fractures, amputations, tumors, gunshot wounds, diseases of the eye, operative procedures, and more — filled with period illustrations and striking color plates. Holmes’s System of Surgery, extensively revised for American physicians by John H. Packard, was published in Philadelphia in 1881. This complete three-volume set is crossing the auction block on Whatnot— and it starts at just $1. Link in bio.

08/11/2026

Seven volumes. Three exceptional 19th-century sets. All starting at $1 this Friday on Whatnot. Link in bio.

Seven volumes. Three exceptional 19th-century sets. All starting at $1 this Friday on Whatnot. Link in bio.
08/11/2026

Seven volumes. Three exceptional 19th-century sets. All starting at $1 this Friday on Whatnot. Link in bio.

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