Lord of the Rings RED BOX
THE RED BOX SET OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS Tolkien’s fantasy masterpiece was put out in two slipcased paperback editions during the height of their popularity in … Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2016
Bookplate reference library
REFERENCE LIBRARY ON BOOKPLATES WITHIN A GRAPHIC ART/BIBLIOPHILE JOURNAL LOT This collection of journals is from an avid bookplate collector. Each issue has something relevant to bookplates, book … Read more »
Satanic binding
THE UPWARD PATH Caroline E. Kelly Davis Bradley & Woodruff, 1868 This is an antique novel proclaiming the benefits of temperance. The frontispiece shows a drunkard (see photo) … Read more »
Decorative Designers. Daudet.
TARTARIN OF TARASCON. by Alphone Daudet. New York: Crowell, ca. 1895 Daudet was a beloved French author, generally shelved in our Classics section. This book, Tartarin of Tarascon, … Read more »
Browsers’ Bookstore Newsletter for November 2016
STORE NEWS Thank you all for yet another wonderful anniversary sale. The two-day event seemed to work well, and I might just be inspired to do it again … Read more »
Neil Armstrong Signature
Photograph of Neil Armstrong’s signature from a signed copy of the book “For All Mankind” by Harry Hurt III.
MANHATTAN. Elbert Hubbard & Roycrofters
MANHATTAN by Joseph I. C. Clarke HENRY HUDSON by Elbert Hubbard. East Aurora, New York: Roycrofters, 1910 This is a beautiful example of an Arts & Crafts binding, … Read more »
Mormonism Unveiled. John D. Lee. 1877
Mormonism Unveiled; or The Life and Confessions of the Late Mormon Bishop, John D. Lee; Embracing a history of Mormonism from its inception down to the present time, … Read more »