Rare Book Monthly Reviews - June - 2021 Issue

Rare Americana from David M. Lesser Antiquarian Books

Rare Americana from David M. Lesser Antiquarian Books

David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has released a new catalogue, No. 181, of Rare Americana. Lesser specializes in less than full book-length paper, including many pamphlets, broadsides, and other documents, along with a few books. While there are no specifics describing the material, I note that most if not all of the items I am seeing I have not seen before, so I imagine there must be a lot of recent acquisitions. Collectors of Americana will want to see this catalogue. Here are a few examples of what is to be found.
 
We begin with two photographs of one of the great American ...

Architecture Shaping Our World from Zephyr Used & Rare Books

Architecture Shaping Our World from Zephyr Used & Rare Books

Zephyr Used & Rare Books has issued a catalogue entitled Architecture: Shaping Our World – 2021. This is architecture in its broadest sense. It covers not just building designs and plans ...

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Japanese, Chinese, and Korean Books, Manuscripts, and Scrolls from Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Japanese, Chinese, and Korean Books, Manuscripts, and Scrolls from Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller has released Catalogue 233 – Part II of Japanese, Chinese, & Korean Books, Manuscripts, & Scrolls. Most items are manuscripts, many featuring hand-drawn il...

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Humboldt and Bonpland's Voyages to America Offered by Antiquariat Kainbacher

Humboldt and Bonpland's Voyages to America Offered by Antiquariat Kainbacher

Antiquariat Kainbacher is offering a partial set of the massive work by Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Alexandre Bonpland entitled Voyages aux Régions Equinoxiales du Nouveau Contine...

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George Barbier from Shapero Rare Books

George Barbier from Shapero Rare Books

George Barbier was a notable French illustrator of the early twentieth century, his career ranging from the early teens to the early '30s. His stylized, often intricate images reflect the end of th...

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