Rare Book Monthly Reviews - November - 2021 Issue

Great Literature from Whitmore Rare Books

Great Literature from Whitmore Rare Books

Whitmore Rare Books has released their Catalogue 23. While the catalogue is untitled, they specialize in important literary works. The vast majority are written by names you know, and they are usually first or other important editions. There are no obscurities here, though some may be rare. These are a few examples.
 
Lydia Maria Child was a writer and poet who focused on topics of human rights well before they had many followers. She fought for women's rights, against white supremacy, and for Native American rights. She began writing on these topics in the 1820s. Here is one such bo...

50 Rare Illustrated Books from Ursus Rare Books

50 Rare Illustrated Books from Ursus Rare Books

Ursus Rare Books has issued their Catalogue 351. 50 Rare Illustrated Books. Since rare does not necessarily mean important, we will add that these are significant books, their rarity in part being ...

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Magnificent Books and Photographs from the 19th Century Shop

Magnificent Books and Photographs from the 19th Century Shop

The 19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop has created a catalogue of Magnificent Books & Photographs. This is also a magnificent catalogue, filled with photographs and detailed descripti...

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LGBTQ+ from Langdon Manor Books

LGBTQ+ from Langdon Manor Books

Langdon Manor Books has issued their Catalog 12: LBGTQ+. Most of the items fit within the “L” and “G” initials, but the others are represented, even the “+”. The...

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Russian Art and Theatre from Shapero Rare Books

Russian Art and Theatre from Shapero Rare Books

Shapero Rare Books has created a catalogue featuring Russian Art & Theatre. Russian arts are not always that well known in the West. A major part of the problem was the long Soviet era, when cr...

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Ephemera Society Fair Catalogue from Zephyr Used and Rare Books

Ephemera Society Fair Catalogue from Zephyr Used and Rare Books

Zephyr Used & Rare Books has issued a catalogue titled Summer Heat: Ephemera Society Fair – 2021. Being a Pacific Northwest dealer, they felt the heat of this record hot summer even more ...

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More from the American West from Old West Books

More from the American West from Old West Books

Old West Books has issued their Catalog 56 November 2021. Their specialty is “rare, out of print books on the American West.” If the American West is the focus of your interests or coll...

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    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
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