Walker Evans was one of America's most important 20th century photographers, a notable photojournalist in particular. His reputation was built on the moving photographs he took of America's southern poor during the worst of times, the Great Depression. He worked for the Resettlement Administration and the Farm Security Administration documenting the effects of the Depression during a time when the government created jobs for artists as well as more "practical" skills to keep Americans working. Along with his government work, Evans is especially known for his 1936 collaboration with writer J...
Raptis Rare Books has served up a varied but untitled catalogue of important books and documents from several centuries. Raptis provides a table of contents which gives us a good view of what can b...
Zephyr Used & Rare Books has issued a catalogue entitled Thirtieth Anniversary Catalogue Rose City Book Fair 2017. That celebrates two events, owner Kol Shaver's 30 years in the book trade, and...
Patrick McGahern Books has issued a new catalogue concerning The Arctic, Polar, Sub-Arctic, Newfoundland, Labrador. One thing that connects these places together is climate. It ranges from places t...
Samuel Gedge Ltd. has issued a Summer List of Books, Manuscripts & Ephemera. Gedge's material is mainly unusual and uncommon items from the early 19th century to way farther back. Many of the d...
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller has published Short List 8. 27 Books for RBMS. RBMS is the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, part of the American Library Association. The RBMS recently held th...
Peter Harrington has issued a new catalogue entitled The Arab and Islamic World. The material mostly covers a swath that runs from Spain (Islamic for seven centuries up to 1492) through northern Af...
The William Reese Company has released their Bulletin 48: American Scenes and Views. This is a collection that lets the pictures do the talking. The items presented range from single prints to book...
