Johnson Rare Books & Archives

we lost count at 600 boxes #newarrivals #books #rarebooks #bookstagram #logistics #booksellerlife #riggedtoflip

Join us at Rare Books LA for a series of free talks and tours and the Rare Books LA Virtual Book fair from Thursday October 15 through Sunday October 18

virtual insanity is what we’re living in London one day, Brooklyn the next, while the suitcase continues to collect dust and the Los Angeles @dodgers win again here is a sampling of our offerings @getmansvirtual with more to come #rarebooks #antiquarianbooks #bookfair #brooklynbookfair #bookstagram #bookcollector #brooklyn #butch #tomoffinland #therunaways #brothershildebrandt #ephemera #erotica #virtualinsanity @ Brooklyn, New York

FIRSTS ONLINE here’s a sneak preview of our virtual stand @firstslondon which runs from 10-14 September 2020 #bookfair #rarebooks #antiquarianbooks #charlottecharke #georgesbraque #lithographs #erotica #frenchliterature #poetry #bibliophile #books #bookcollector #bookstagram #firstslondon #londoncalling @ London, United Kingdom

press materials from the First Annual Stuntmen’s Competition (1976) are among our action-packed offerings @getmansvirtual which opens tomorrow (August 4) at 9 AM (PST) #bookfair #rarebooks #ephemera #archives #vernacularphotography #autograph #hollywood #contactsheets #stuntmen #inthistogether

Anar-kitty in the US! our latest list of punk zines is out today (DM for details) #zines #punk #diy #crustpunk #hardcore #anarchist #vegan #riotgrrrl #postpunk #skateboard #thegerms #talkingheads #ramones #misfits #deadkennedys #catsofinstagram #catstagram #orangecat #claws

another eclectic selection of newly catalogued material awaits at @getmansvirtual #bookfair #rarebooks #ephemera #americana #vernacularphotography #manuscript #bookcollector #bibliophile #inthistogether

BARK AT THE MOON our latest list, Metal Zines #1, drops on Tuesday (DM for details) #zines #heavymetal #diy #thrash #blackmetal #deathmetal #doommetal #extrememusic #metalzine #gsp #gspofinstagram #hornsup #exodus #motorhead #napalmdeath #defendersofthefaith

Thank you to all who have paid us a visit this month. We will continue to be open by appointment only, generally Monday through Saturday. A face mask is required and hand sanitizer is available at the door. Call or email us to schedule a time, we look forward to seeing you!

FIRSTS ONLINE: for the second straight year, we’re returning to London - albeit virtually - for the ABA online fair, visit our stand at 2 pm (GMT) / 7 am (PST), then close your eyes and take a stroll along the Thames #bookfair #rarebooks #antiquarianbooks #ephemera #manuscripts #maps #originalart #bibliophile #bookcollector #bookstagram #firstslondon #waterloosunset

the inaugural ABAA Virtual Book Fair starts tomorrow at 10 AM (EST)! join us and more than 150 colleagues who will be offering a wide array of fresh to market material, serendipity awaits @abaararebooks #abaavbf #bookfair #rarebooks #antiquarianbooks #ephemera #autograph #maps #manuscripts #originalart #photographs #posters #prints #bookstagram #bookcollector #bibliophile #bethefirstinline

while our neighbors boarded up their windows, we filled ours with the work of activists and artists who spoke truth to power #blacklivesmatter