Rare Book Monthly Reviews - December - 2024 Issue

Wanderings Westward from Michael D. Heaston Rare Books & Manuscripts

Wanderings Westward from Michael D. Heaston Rare Books & Manuscripts

Michael D. Heaston Rare Books and Manuscripts has published their Catalogue Fifty-Seven, Wanderings Westward. This is a look at America in the 19th and early 20th century, as Americans moved into and settled the West. There are books, maps, broadsides, manuscripts, and various ephemeral items. A land that at the beginning of the period belonged to Indians and buffalo became a part of America as we know it today. The changes were both quick and dramatic. This activity is well-documented in the often obscure material Heaston is offering. These are a few selections.
 
This book provides a lo...

Diverse Books and Autographs from Librairie Michel Bouvier

Diverse Books and Autographs from Librairie Michel Bouvier

Librairie Michel Bouvier has issued their Catalogue 82, Livres en divers genres, quelques autographes (books in diverse subject, some autographs). Naturally, this catalogue will require an understa...

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Rare Western Titles from Old West Books

Rare Western Titles from Old West Books

Old West Books has published their Catalogue 67, December 2024 of Rare, Out of Print Books on the American West. Old West offers a collection of titles on the American West that are often obscure a...

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A Holiday Catalogue from Whitmore Rare Books

A Holiday Catalogue from Whitmore Rare Books

Whitmore Rare Books has issued a Holiday Catalogue 2024. Despite the catalogue name, most of these books aren't particularly oriented toward the holiday season. There are exceptions, such as A Chri...

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Rare Americana from David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books

Rare Americana from David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books

David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has released their Catalogue 206. It is the latest in their long-running series of Rare Americana. There is a lot of material from the antebellum period, but ...

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“Fall Milestones” from Zephyr Used & Rare Books

“Fall Milestones” from Zephyr Used & Rare Books

Zephyr Used & Rare Books has issued a second fall catalogue, this one titled Fall Milestones – Catalogue II. It is filled with a variety of books and other types of paper items, even a volvelle...

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Asia Illustrated from Shapero Rare Books

Asia Illustrated from Shapero Rare Books

Shapero Rare Books has issued a catalogue of Asia Illustrated. This catalogue is filled with outstanding artists' renditions of scenes from Asia. There are a few books using photographs, but the gr...

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  • Leland Little, Jan. 22: The First Issue of Robert Frost's A Boy's Will, In Extremely Scarce Binding.
    Leland Little, Jan. 22: Knight's An Account of the Remains of the Worship of Priapus.
    Leland Little, Jan. 22: First Edition of Locke's Important Treatise Some Thoughts Concerning Education.
    Leland Little, Jan. 22: The Richly Illustrated First French Edition of Voyages de Corneille Le Brun par la Moscovie, en Perse, et aux Indes Orientales.
    Leland Little, Jan. 22: Scarce First Issue of An Account of the Province of Carolina in America, Finely Bound and With Celebrated John Speed Map.
    Leland Little, Jan. 22: Humphrey's An Historical Account, Complete with Scarce Folding Maps.
    Leland Little, Jan. 22: First Edition of Chamberlain's Scarce Civil War Memoir The Passing of the Armies.
    Leland Little, Jan. 22: A Rare Photograph of David Bruce Brown and #48 Fiat.
    Leland Little, Jan. 22: George Cruikshank (England, 1792-1878), Archive of Sketches, Notes, and Letters.
    Leland Little, Jan. 22: Extremely Scarce Copy of Die Samländische Ode (The Samland Ode), Signed by Max Pechstein.
    Leland Little, Jan. 22: Andy Warhol's The Thirteen Most Wanted Men Exhibition Catalogue.
    Leland Little, Jan. 22: Edward Ruscha (American, b. 1937), Every Building on the Sunset Strip.
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