Rare Book Monthly « October

Old West Books Releases 70th Catalogue of the American West

Old West Books has released a new catalogue of rare, out of print books on the American West: Catalog 70 October 25. Proprietor Tim Phelps usually begins with a comment about what's going on at home: “Not much going on here now since the hay is in the barn and mowing is almost over, especially since the lack of rain has caused the grass to slow down.” Talk about living your vocation! This could have been written in the 19th century. It's the Old West as it really was, not exaggerated gunslingers, sheriffs and all. It was lots of farmers and regular people trying to get by. Got to get the ha...

Southern Americana from the George S. MacManus Company

The George S. MacManus Co. presents its Catalogue 433, Southern Americana. The material covers what MacManus describes as "a complicated but beautiful land." Slavery, and the difficult race relatio...

Rare Americana from David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books

David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has published a new catalogue of Rare Americana. This one is Catalogue 212 of “Significant and Unusual Imprints Relating to America.” Most titles range from t...