Catalogues

New[ish] Acquisitions

New[ish] Acquisitions

while we usually release our bi-weekly FS lists on Tuesday mornings, I, on most occasions, write the introduction the Sunday prior, and as I sit here in my big chair contemplating what to write for this FS list, I find I’m all out of words…  so, this morning, I offer no pithy sayings, no alliterations, just a sincere thank you for your attention: past, present & future.

Enjoy.

An August Assortment

An August Assortment

Hello fellow bibliophiles!  Thank you for your attention to our 1st [and only] FS List of August.  As the name indicates, we again offer a diverse selection of material, and price points, for your consideration [though no “Dog" titles, despite it definitely being the "Dog Days" here in Reno].   

Herein, you’ll find an eye-catching Burning Man poster, a nice copy of Merle Johnson’s HIGH SPOTS, a 3v set of Schoolcraft’s ground-breaking work on Native American Indians, a lovely copy of the Margaret Armstrong CHRISTMAS CAROL, Roethe’s scarce BIRDS EYE VIEW Of PLACERVILLE CAL., &c, &c.

Enjoy.

THIS & THAT, A FS List

THIS & THAT, A FS List

Hello fellow Bibliophiles!  If you’re reading this, I thank you for you taking the time to do so.  And as you’ll see, this week we off a bit of this… a bit of that…  this baker’s dozen of items include some Dickens material [of course, it’s a specialty!], a lot of Burning Man ephemera, an early 19th C. triple decker on the French Revolution, a travel poster enticing your visit to our island paradise 50th state, a nice Ted Scott title in jacket, etc., etc. 
Menu Miscellany

Menu Miscellany

We have a large selection of menus in stock, from restaurants all over the globe...  for this week's FS list, Ms P selected 16 to tantilize your taste-buds!

Enjoy.

Spring Smorgasbord

Spring Smorgasbord

My Funk & Wagnalls gives the secondary definition of smorgasbord as: a wide range of something; a variety.  And so it is with our Tuesday FS offering this week, 15 items of a divers nature, from a Houseworth ‘Celebrities’ trade cabinet card, to an ephemeral Chapman & Hall announcement of a new set of Dickens’ Works; a rare 4 issue consecutive run of the Black Rock Gazette from 2001 to a late 19th C piece of erotica; from a scarce piece of Californiana from the 1860s to a signed item from the founder of Rare Book School, the esteemed Terry Belanger.  

Odds & Ends

Odds & Ends

Odds & Ends.  In other words, "An assortment of small, miscellaneous items”, which describes the 13 items that comprise this week’s Tavistock Books FS list.  Therein, you’ll find a couple items from our main specialty, Dickensiana, as well as an interesting early 20th C work on China, a nice die-cut Children’s item, an uncommon cookery book, a scarce Dime Novel, a work on typography, and even an interesting 19th C. edition of Dante.

Theatre Ephemera & Memorabilia

Theatre Ephemera & Memorabilia

Charles Dickens is readily recognized as one of the greatest 19th C authors, with such titles to his credit as David Copperfield & Great Expectations.  But did you know he was also a lover of the theatre & quite the accomplished amateur actor?  And his love of theatre influenced his writings, such that aspects of his novels readily lent themselves to dramatization.  So much so that an entire volume has been published that devotes itself to chronicling such efforts:  Dickens Dramatized, by Philip Bolton [NY: 1987].  Such dramatizations began even as Dickens was still writing, and continue today.   With today’s list of a baker’s dozen titles, half are adaptations of Dickens' works; one a playbill from Dickens’ early play The Village Coquettes [1836] & the remainder a diverse selection of material that popped out when I did a keyword search for ’theatre’ on tavbooks.com.