Occasional List 69: Damned Mob. Scribbling. 55 recently-cataloged items reflecting this bookselling concern’s longstanding if perhaps unremunerative affection for minor American literature of the middle to late 19th century—the very sort of stuff that prompted Hawthorne’s dyspeptic plaint. Not all of the authors listed here are women, but certainly none were likely to have earned much in the way of serious literary regard.
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Occasional List 69: Damned Mob. Scribbling. 55 recently-cataloged items reflecting this bookselling concern’s longstanding if perhaps unremunerative affection for minor American literature of the middle to late 19th century—the very sort of stuff that prompted Hawthorne’s dyspeptic plaint. Not all of the authors listed here are women, but certainly none were likely to have earned much in the way of serious literary regard.
LIST 306: SOUTHERN AMERICANA 122 books, broadsides, ephemera, manuscripts, maps, and pamphlets, concerning the South and its states, cities, locales; people, of indigenous, African, and European heritage; history; law, medicine, business, agriculture; organizations, religious, military, masonic, racist; and wars, the Revolution, the War of 1816, the Civil War and Confederacy.
How to request a print version: A few print copies are available by request, email or telephone.
BANANAS! A List of Unique Food & Drink Material The Book Shop is pleased to offer a unique selection of culinary and mixology material. Highlights include an extensive early 20th century holographic cookbook, a Space Race-era educational piece on a different sort of rocket fuel (coffee), and a shipboard menu that is, well, bananas.
How to request a print version: Please email Brad@bookshopllc.com for a PDF or download a copy from the link provided.
Catalogue 151, Rare Americana [August, 2016] A CATALOGUE OF SIGNIFICANT AND UNUSUAL IMPRINTS RELATING TO AMERICA
How to request a print version: Request a print copy of the catalog via phone (203) 389-8111, fax (203) 389-9113, email (dmlesser@lesserbooks.com), or US mail: David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC, One Bradley Road, Ste. 302, Woodbridge, CT 06525
Catalogue 150, Rare Americana [June, 2016] A CATALOGUE OF SIGNIFICANT AND UNUSUAL IMPRINTS RELATING TO AMERICA
How to request a print version: Request a print copy of the catalog via phone (203) 389-8111, fax (203) 389-9113, email (dmlesser@lesserbooks.com), or US mail: David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC, One Bradley Road, Ste. 302, Woodbridge, CT 06525
BREAKING ALL THE RULES: Social Commentary in Modern American Board Games
By Johnson Rare Books & ArchivesBREAKING ALL THE RULES: Social Commentary in Modern American Board Games Scholars have long recognized the link between games and learning. In this catalog we offer a wide variety of modern American board games that are unified by a common theme - they all carry some type of social commentary. Whether it was by accident or by design, these games are a reflection of cultural anxieties and changing social mores.
How to request a print version: A limited number of printed copies of this catalog are available. Please inquire to jen@bookshopllc.com.