Rare Book Monthly Reviews - September - 2023 Issue

Voyages & Travel from Maggs Bros. Ltd.

Voyages & Travel from Maggs Bros. Ltd.

Maggs Bros. Ltd. has issued their Catalogue 1522 – Voyages & Travel. Many of these books aren't about travels themselves, though they take their readers, generally Europeans, on visits to other lands. For example, Frederick Douglass' views on voting, or Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, aren't typical travel books, nor is a book on thugs, but they taught people about issues going on in other places. They were virtual travels.
 
Maggs has conveniently broken their catalogue down by region. Here are the ones covered: Africa; Egypt, the Near East & Middle East; Eu...

Americana from Michael D. Heaston Rare Books & Manuscripts

Americana from Michael D. Heaston Rare Books & Manuscripts

Michael D. Heaston Rare Books & Manuscripts has published their Catalogue Fifty-Five - Americana. The subtitle is A Fine Selection of Books, Pamphlets, Manuscripts, Broadsides & Maps Pertai...

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A Summer Catalogue of Antiquarian Works from Susanne Schulz-Falster Rare Books

A Summer Catalogue of Antiquarian Works from Susanne Schulz-Falster Rare Books

Susanne Schulz-Falster Rare Books has issued their Summer 2023 catalogue. It contains primarily antiquarian European and English books. However, subjects vary widely so it is hard to pinpoint them....

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