Rare Book Monthly Reviews - August - 2023 Issue

The Personal Histories of Every Day Americans from Langdon Manor Books

The Personal Histories of Every Day Americans from Langdon Manor Books

Langdon Manor Books has issued their Catalog 17 of The Extraordinary History of the Every Day. Langdon Manor catalogues aren't always the easiest to describe as they contain a mix of unusual or uncommon items, rather than simply a collection of books. Fortunately, proprietor Adam Schachter opens this selection with a description of their business which provides us with an excellent summary of what they do: “...it turns out we don't sell a lot of Book books, though we do sell them...We specialize in mostly-unique materials that tell compelling American stories with an emphasis on under...

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