No holiday carols yet, we promise

Thanks to all who stopped by the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair. We are back in the shop and unpacking the trunks. It's always good to see new people at the booth - thanks for coming! If you missed the fair but would like to know more about what we brought, please email us.

We will be closing early at both locations on Wednesday, November 26th (please call ahead if you're thinking of visiting), and both shops will be closed on November 27th, Thanksgiving Day. Best wishes to all for a happy holiday.

Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair, Nov. 14-16

We will be exhibiting as usual at the 32nd Annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair, Friday November 14th - Sunday November 16th, at the Hynes Convention Center. See www.bostonbookfair.com for details. Please stop by and visit us at booth no. 125 - we will be bringing a selection of Japanese woodblock print books, 20th century Japanese commercial art publications, photography, children's books, first editions, early feminist material, fine antiquarian books (many bound in vellum), and more. The shop will be open normal hours, 9 am - 5 pm through Saturday.

They Also Ran (1943)

It's Election Day, and for you historians we are offering a first edition of Irving Stone's 1943 American political history THEY ALSO RAN:

STONE, Irving. THEY ALSO RAN. The Story of the Men Who were Defeated for the Presidency. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1943. First edition. 8vo., green cloth. Near fine, in an edgeworn, slightly soiled and price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. The reverse of the dust jacket features a black and white cartoon chart: "Turn this jacket over and see how Irving Stone evaluates the candidates." Offered at $75.00.

We also have a Presidents section in the shop, presently featuring books and sets on John Quincy Adams, Hoover, Lincoln, Madison, Nixon, Washington, Wilson, and Jackson; you can also search our site here and use the keywords AMERICANA or AMER HISTORY.

See you at the polls - remember to VOTE!