Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Rare Books
The Weird and the Wonderful: Metropolitan Opera Fine Art
Less a book than a portfolio of rare art prints, this collection of limited edition poster prints–each one of just 25–displays the innovative poster art created for the Metropolitan Opera…. Read more
American Revolution, History
Forgotten Founders: John Dickinson, Part 2
In Part 1, I explained why John Dickinson, the “Penman of the Revolution,” became a Forgotten Founder. In Parts 2 and 3, I’ll show you some of Dickinson’s most important… Read More
Great Leaders, Literature
5 Books and Their Presidents
The popularity of Ian Fleming’s books in America rose dramatically in 1961 after President John F. Kennedy was reported to have named From Russia, With Love as one of his… Read More
Travel
Blood and Thunder: Collecting the Wild West
Americans love a dustup. But it’s not until the smoke clears that we realize what we’ve done and how much our civilization has changed. The Wild West lasted but a… Read More
Rare Books 101
Books are the Best Gifts. Here’s Why.
When an occasion arises that requires a gift, naturally my thoughts turn first toward books. They are highly personal. They have the capacity to change your life. This is why… Read More
Polar, Travel
Ernest Shackleton: Mr. Popularity, Part III
By most reasonable standards, the actions of Ernest Shackleton and his crew during the Endurance expedition (1914-1917) can only be categorized as heroic. Indeed, given the string of calamities that… Read More
Religion
Bibles Don’t Get Any Bigger Than This: The Macklin Bible of 1800
If you’ve ever visited our Las Vegas gallery, you’ve probably noticed that we have a sort of inner sanctum built in. Just behind that huge wall of books is the… Read More
American Revolution, History
Forgotten Founders: John Dickinson, Part 1
John Dickinson, the “Penman of the Revolution,” was the most prolific and influential political writer of the period and a famous defender of American rights and liberties. Thomas Jefferson wrote… Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Destruction of The Box
Genius bordering on maniacal attention to detail defines the seventy-year career of the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. A master of all of the tools at his disposal, Wright frequently… Read More
Rare Books 101
Guilty Pleasures in Book Collecting
Most book collectors begin without much knowledge of the others. The person who collects bibles stands right next to the person who collects Witchcraft and no dark vortex forms between… Read More
Rare Books 101
They Got Their Hands Dirty: Five Authors Who Were Also Printers
1. Benjamin Franklin We’ll start with the easy one. Today most of us remember Franklin for his contributions to the founding of the United States and his scientific work on… Read More