John Howell for Books

NFS: Martin's Picture Battledoor, circa 1820. A battledore is a horn book, or, a primer for teaching children the rudiments of reading, writing, and 'rithmetic. Letters and Numbers.

ABAA California Virtual Book Fair, March 4-6, 2021 - https://mailchi.mp//latest-news-from-john-howell-for-books

Join us for the ABAA Bibliography Week Showcase, January 27 and 28, 2021 - https://mailchi.mp//latest-news-from-john-howell-for-books

Glen Dawson's Early California Travels Series - https://mailchi.mp//glen-dawsons-early-california-travels-

Hey, young peoples (meaning age 35 or less), strut your stuff and show off your book collection! The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2021. Send me a PM for complete rules if interested.

San Diego, 1920 in statistics, economic puffery, photographs, and maps by E. E. Knight.

A short biography of Adrian Wilson, by a friend that knew his from their time together at Camp Angel. Ted Dunn. https://www.johnhowellforbooks.com/product/5006

Getman's Virtual Bibliophilic Holiday Gift Fair - https://mailchi.mp//latest-news-from-john-howell-for-books

My offerings for the upcoming Getman’s Virtual Bibliophilic Holiday Gift Fair will include several items from Glen Dawson’s Early California Travels Series, which were printed and illustrated by some of the best book artists of the 1950s. . . https://Getmansvirtual.com .... . Opens to the public at noon Friday 12/4/2020 Eastern Standard Time See more

MILROY, Rollin, compiler. Francesco Griffo da Bologna - Fragments & Glimpses. A New Account of the Life & Work of the Man Who Cut Types for Aldus Manutius, Francesco Griffo da Bologna, Told Through a Collection of Fragments and Glimpses Assembled from a Variety of Sources, With a Leaf from the Aldine Edition of Ovid’s Heroidum Epistolae, Set in Griffo’s First Italic Type. Vancouver, BC: Heavenly Monkey, 2020. ... Second Edition, revised and enlarged. Still cataloging, but I just was fascinated by the impression on the paper in the early morning light yesterday.

I'll be there. Check out my fair list on the landing page of https://www.johnhowellforbooks.com

Latest News from John Howell for Books - https://mailchi.mp//latest-news-from-john-howell-for-books Rare Books LA Virtual Book Fair

Well, it is the last day of the Getman October Book & Paper Fair, and I have 3 new items posted, including this scarce little gem, the German-language edition of Giffart’s L’Art Militaire Francois pour L’Infanterie... (1696). It has the coat of arms of the original purchaser on the front cover, a Bohemian aristocrat who left a note on the front pastedown that tells us when he bought the book and from whom. . . Check it out at my fair booth: .... . https://getmansvirtual.com/john-howell-for-books #rarebooks