Rare Book Monthly Reviews - September - 2010 Issue

More Film and Literature from James Pepper Rare Books

More Film and Literature from James Pepper Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

James Pepper Rare Books has issued Catalogue 195. The latest in their almost monthly releases, it follows the norm, offering works related to film and theater, detective fiction and mystery, sports, and literature. These are primarily books you know, or come from the hand of personalities you know. Whether the authors made their name through writing or other endeavors, the works mostly come from people whose names achieved recognition on the world stage. Here are a few.

We can assure you everything else in this catalogue is considerably less expensive, but we will...

More "Books About Books" from Oak Knoll

More "Books About Books" from Oak Knoll

By Michael Stillman

Oak Knoll Books has released their Catalogue 294 of Books About Books. Oak Knoll defines "books about books" as "a large field encompassing books on bibliography, printing, b...

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Travel Books from Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books

Travel Books from Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books has published a catalogue of Travel 2010. The date is for the catalogue, not the travels, as these are primarily books from a time when travel w...

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A Summer Miscellany from Michael Thompson Books

A Summer Miscellany from Michael Thompson Books

By Michael Stillman

Michael Thompson Books of Los Angeles has issued a Summer Miscellany, Consisting of 100 Books [101 actually], Mostly Recent Acquisitions. This is truly a miscellany. The topi...

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The Desert Southwest and More from Back of Beyond Books

The Desert Southwest and More from Back of Beyond Books

By Michael Stillman

Back of Beyond Books has issued Rare Book Catalogue #3. This Moab, Utah, based bookseller features books related to the Western Slope and Desert Southwest, but you will find ...

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Nautical Books from the Columbia Trading Co.

Nautical Books from the Columbia Trading Co.

By Michael Stillman

The Columbia Trading Company of West Barnstable, Massachusetts, has issued its Catalog 148 of Nautical Books and Artifacts. It is filled with works relating to the sea. From ...

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Rare Medical and Ophthalmology Books from Jeff Weber Rare Books

Rare Medical and Ophthalmology Books from Jeff Weber Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

Jeff Weber Rare Books is offering a catalogue of Rare Medical and Ophthalmology Books, Including Early Gynecology and Obstetrics. The latter part of that title may mean that ...

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