Rare Book Monthly Reviews - September - 2017 Issue

Western Americana from the William Reese Company

Western Americana from the William Reese Company

The William Reese Company has released a new catalogue of Western Americana. When one thinks of the American West it is generally focused on the "taming" and settling of the area by Easterners, a process primarily taking place during the 19th to early 20th century. Most items in this catalogue come from this time period. There are soldiers and explorers, Indians, gunslingers and lawmen, settlers, travelers heading west, gold seekers flocking to Colorado and California, Mormons escaping persecution, and others who inhabited the frontier. There are numerous accounts of early Texas, the railro...

Books and Prints from the Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow Collection Offered by Riverrun Books & Manuscripts

Books and Prints from the Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow Collection Offered by Riverrun Books & Manuscripts

Riverrun Books & Manuscripts has issued a catalogue of Books & Prints from the Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow. The catalogue is divided into three sections: The Middle Ages &...

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Social Movements Left and Right from Lorne Bair Rare Books

Social Movements Left and Right from Lorne Bair Rare Books

Lorne Bair Rare Books has published their Catalog 27 Manuscripts, Collections & Archives. Unstated in that title is Bair's focus – social movements of the later 19th and 20th centuries. B...

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A Masterpiece from Peter Harrington

A Masterpiece from Peter Harrington

Peter Harrington published a catalogue for the recent Masterpiece London 2017. For those unfamiliar with Masterpiece, it is a show, not a book fair, but a major annual art fair. It attracts collect...

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Celebrating Melbourne 2017 from Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Celebrating Melbourne 2017 from Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Douglas Stewart Fine Books has issued a catalogue entitled Melbourne 2017. It recognizes the recent book fair in that city. Not surprisingly, Stewart is an Australian bookseller, and you will find ...

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The Wealth of Many Nations from Shapero Rare Books

The Wealth of Many Nations from Shapero Rare Books

Shapero Rare Books has created a catalogue of the Wealth of Many Nations. Indeed, there are books from various nations herein, though the title is a play on the most expensive book in this catalogu...

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