Bookseller Catalogs
Ars gratia artis A collection of titles that have no apparent purpose other than to entertain and delight
E-list #35 Selections from the library of Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III (1930-2021) and some new arrivals
Bierhorst Collection Jane Byers Bierhorst was one of the leading typographers and designers of children's books from the 1960s through the early 2000s and her husband, Jack is an author and folklorist specializing in the lore of indigenous Americans.
E M Maurice Books is pleased and honored to present the collection of Jane, Jack and their daughter, Alice. The collection includes a selection of their personal books as well as books designed by Jane and / or written by Jack; children's book-related posters; examples of Jane's work; and original artwork, correspondence and ephemera from familiar names in the children's book industry. The collection includes works by Maurice Sendak, James Marshall, Steven Kellogg, Antonio Frasconi, Leo & Diane Dillon, and Gerald McDermott, to name a few.
How to request a print version: To request a print catalog, email timothy@emmauricebooks.com to order a print catalog. Printed catalogs are $14.75 each.
Special List 433: Eleven Recent Acquisitions Eleven recent acquisitions, with full-color illustrations
Art Deco Catalogue - November 2021
Art Deco Catalogue - November 2021 We have Deco-influenced magazines, wallpaper sample books, theater programs, and maps from the early 20th century, as well as a Chinese painting from the 19th century that serves as a visual forerunner. Come explore the World of Tomorrow with bright colors and geometric shapes, Streamline Moderne architecture, and glimpses of the iconic Trylon and Perisphere from the 1939 World’s Fair in New York.
Fall 2021: African Americana Highlights include a number of scarce works by authors such as Georgia Douglas Johnson and Sarah Farro (the third known published African-American woman novelist), Nancy Cunard's Negro Anthology, signed books by polar explorer Matthew Henson and Martin Luther King, Jr, and a second edition of Narrative of Sojourner Truth in the original wraps.