Great Catalogues by Master Booksellers: A Selection of American and English Booksellers' Catalogues, 19th-21st Century. By John R. Payne. Introduction by Kurt Zimmerman. Austin , Roger Beacham, Publisher, . One could be forgiven for thinking it odd that something as ephemeral as the bookseller's catalogue should be treated to such a sumptuous production as John Payne's Great Catalogues by Master Booksellers (GCMB). But, as the author reminds us, “Bookshops open and close. Booksellers retire, change professions, and pass on. What remains, other than memories and reputations, are their catalogues, the lasting tangible record of a bookseller's creativity and expertise – a remembrance, a talisman.” (Preface, page xi). The author has selected one hundred forty catalogues from amongst tens of thousands viewed during his time at the Lilly ... [more Book Review: Great Catalogues by Master Booksellers]
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Reindeer Recipes. Leaflet no 48First Editionby [Reindeer - U.S.D.A.]; Stanley, Louise and Fanny Walker Yeatman
Washington D.C. : U.S. Department of Agriculture; [Government Printing Office] , 1929
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The Kentucky Receipt BookFirst Editionby Frazer, Mary Harris
Louisville, Ky : Press of the Bradley & Gilbert Company , 1903
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Travels of the Shaker Salt Doll in the Royal Table Lands of the WorldFirst Editionby [Paper dolls – Diamond Crystal Salt Company (St. Clair, Mich.)]
St. Clair, Mich : Diamond Crystal Salt Co , 1911
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Louis' Every Woman's Cook BookFirst Editionby Muckensturm, Louis
Boston; New York : H.M. Caldwell Company; [Colonial Press , 1910
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The Old-Time Saloon. Not Wet – Not Dry – Just HistoryFirst Editionby Ade, George
New York : Ray Long and Richard Smith Inc , 1931
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French Provincial Cooking. With an Introduction and Notes by Narcissa Chamberlain, and illustrations by Juliet RennyFirst Editionby David, Elizabeth
New York : Harper & Row , 1962
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