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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  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD

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