Rare Book Monthly Reviews - July - 2013 Issue

American Books and Pamphlets from David Lesser Antiquarian Books

American Books and Pamphlets from David Lesser Antiquarian Books

David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books recently published No.132 of Rare Americana. Lesser mostly focuses on pamphlets and other shorter form material pertaining to 18th and 19tth century America. This time, however, we find many longer, book-length items offered. The subjects are similar – American history mostly from revolutionary times to Reconstruction (with a few items on each side of that range), but many are thicker than usual. Here are some examples from this latest selection.

We will start with a sermon that must have taken a fair amount of courage to deliver. Rev. Charles Turner ...

Texas and the West from Kenston Rare Books

Texas and the West from Kenston Rare Books

Kenston Rare Books has issued their catalogue for Summer 2013. Fine Books on Texas and the American West. Most of the material relates to Texas, appropriate for a state so large, but there are many...

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Modern Literature from Peter Harrington

Modern Literature from Peter Harrington

Peter Harrington of London has released a catalogue of Modern Literature, Part One A-K. Obviously, there will be more, but this first part covers authors from J.R. Ackerley to Jerzy Kosinski. If yo...

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Books from the Library of Diane-Adelaide de Simiane from Croft and Spademan

Books from the Library of Diane-Adelaide de Simiane from Croft and Spademan

Justin Croft Antiquarian Books and Benjamin Spademan have released a catalogue of Books from the Library of Diane-Adelaide de Simiane (1761-1835). Though Croft and Spademan are English booksellers,...

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The Heart of America from the William Reese Company

The Heart of America from the William Reese Company

The William Reese Company has issued their catalogue number 304, The Big Middle. The “Big Middle” refers to the middle of the U.S.A., or, as Reese notes, to a large extent the area drained by the M...

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Summer Sunshine from Shapero Rare Books

Summer Sunshine from Shapero Rare Books

Shapero Rare Books has issued a catalogue of Summer Sunshine, subtitled Fiction, Drama, Poetry, Philosophy, Art, Illustrated, Natural History, Sports & Pastimes, etc. It includes a mix of older fir...

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Slavery and the Slave Trade from Bestebreurtje Rare Books

Slavery and the Slave Trade from Bestebreurtje Rare Books

Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books has issued List 63 on Slavery & the Slave Trade. Most of the items cover slavery in the Americas, the United States and the Dutch colony of Suriname in particular,...

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A Varied List from Antiquariaat Forum and Asher Rare Books

A Varied List from Antiquariaat Forum and Asher Rare Books

Antiquariaat Forum and Asher Rare Books have published a 2013 June List. This was published in advance of the recent London Antiquarian Book Fair, so there is a good mix of material from various co...

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Books from a Fair from Samuel Gedge Ltd.

Books from a Fair from Samuel Gedge Ltd.

Samuel Gedge Ltd. Rare Books recently issued A List of Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera for the London International Antiquarian Book Fair. The annual Olympia Fair concluded about two weeks ago, but...

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