Fascinating and Important Manuscripts from Michael Brown Rare Books
By Michael Stillman
Michael Brown Rare Books has published one of the most thoroughly described catalogues we have seen: Manuscripts. Letters, Correspondence, Diaries and Archives. These are, naturally, one-of-a-kind items, and Brown has chosen to print extensive selections from those being offered. This catalogue employs 148 large pages of small type to cover 83 items. The result is a detailed look not only at the particular items, but of the time and places described in these hand-written documents. You will come away with a greater understanding of and appreciation for what life was ...
