Newly cataloged modern first editions, with a few nice SF titles thrown in for seasoning.
New Arrivals Lists + Catalogs
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A short list of twenty-five items with little more to connect them than my own eclectic interests. A print dealer recently referred to my taste as "nerdy." When you see this list, you'll probably agree, but in a good way.
Rare and unusual books, photographs, ephemera, and art from 1872 to 2006, documenting the role of played by Asians in the formation of American culture and society.
A short list prepared for the "Boston" ABAA Virtual Book Fair, December 8–11, 2022. Highlights include unusual cookbooks, a signed book from the most elusive author of the 21st century, and a famous anti-Texas tirade.
Kurt Vonnegut was born on November 11, 1922, almost exactly 100 years ago. Few writers still feel as modern as Vonnegut, perhaps because his writing was driven by the absurdity and horror of the Second World War, and we still live in the atomic blast shadow of that conflict. This is a list of unusual and even unique Vonnegut items; there are also some books.
A list of 18 volumes recording the activities of the Florida legislature before, during, and after the Civil War.
A list of the books signed by Amy Stewart currently in stock, including the Kopp Sisters novels.