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Virtual Book Fair- tomorrow! Since real gatherings are still temporarily shut down, we will once again be participating in another virtual book fair. Getman's (virtual) Book Fair is beginning tomorrow, October 6-8. ... You will be able to visit the virtual booths of nearly 200 antiquarian book, print, photo, autograph and ephemera dealers from all over. Getman's Virtual Book Fair is scheduled for your pleasure the FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH (remember, all times indicated on Getman's web site are shown in eastern time. The fair will begin on the west coast at 9:00 a.m.). Admission is free! To that end, click on the link below to: ENTER THE VIRTUAL BOOK FAIR: https://getmansvirtual.com/ The Argonaut Book Shop will have a virtual booth. Do it! Lots of good stuff to look at! It's fun!

7 more hours to browse the booths at the Virtual Brooklyn Book Fair! It closes today at 5pm Pacific time. www.brooklynbookfair.com7 more hours to browse the booths at the Virtual Brooklyn Book Fair! It closes today at 5pm Pacific time. www.brooklynbookfair.com

Since crowds at book fairs won't be allowed (or safe!) for quite some time, the book fairs are going virtual! Join us next week at the (Virtual) Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair, the largest virtual antiquarian book fair in the world! There will be 215 virtual booths to browse. ... Free webinars/seminars and interviews all weekend long! SEPTEMBER 11th - 13th, 2020 Weekend after Labor Day Opening at 12:00pm EDT Friday September 11th and continuing around the clock through Sunday September 13th at 6:00pm EDT FREE ADMISSION TO THE BOOK FAIR AND WEBINARS REGISTRATION REQUIRED Register now to attend for free! We hope to "see" you there! https://www.brooklynbookfair.com/home

Louis Bromfield (1896-1956) was an American author and conservationist who gained international recognition winning the Pulitzer Prize (for Early Autumn) and pioneering innovative scientific farming concepts. During his career Bromfield wrote 30 books, all of which were best-sellers; some were made into successful motion pictures. Bromfield married in 1921 to socialite Mary Appleton Wood and was friends with some of the most celebrated personalities of his era- Gertrude Stein..., Alice B. Toklas, Dolly Wilde, Douglas Fairbanks, Sir Francis Rose, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, just to name a few. In 1945 Bromfield hosted Humphrey Bogart's wedding to Lauren Bacall, and served as best man. In the late 1930's Bromfield bought 600 acres of farmland in his native state of Ohio and reinvented himself as a farmer. Bromfield played an important role in the early environmental movement as one of the earliest proponents of sustainable and organic agriculture in the United States at Malabar Farm (now a state park). Offered here is "Daughters of Mars" an original manuscript, written by Bromfield, housed in a folding leather case, lettered in gilt on the front cover. It consists of 42 leaves, very closely written in Bromfield's customary minuscule handwriting on legal-size lined note paper. No place or date mentioned, but circa 1950. Presentation inscription, signed by Bromfield on first leaf, "For Marian and John with special love - but no truck with Libby who can't even park her ass on my manure pile - Louis." It's also signed by Bromfield's wife, "Love from Mary" (Mary died in 1952). This original Bromfield manuscript, entitled "Daughters of Mars", dealing with sisters during World War II in German occupied France, was adapted for television by Zoe Akins and produced by Lee Savin. The television play was shown in 1956 (year of Bromfield's death) on the Ethel Barrymore Television Theater, hosted by Ethel Barrymore. Very scarce! Only two copies of the original television script are known. #louisbromfield #daughtersofmars #manuscript #television #bestsellingauthor #pulitzerprizewinner #socialite #farmer #organicagriculture #ohio #malabar #bogart #bogieandbacall

Wishing everyone a wonderful Independence Day! Stay healthy, stay safe, be kind to one another! #independenceday #4thofjuly #postcard #vintagepostcard #vintagepostcards #book #books #oldbook #oldbooks #rarebook #rarebooks #collectible #collectiblebooks #antiquarian #antiquarianbooks #antiques #booksforsale #bibliophiles #bookworms #bookstagram #argonautbookshop

Wishing every mother out there a wonderful and happy Mother's Day. Even if you are unable to be with your mom today, I hope you have a chance to tell her that you love her. And I hope everyone celebrating at the Cliff House 51 years ago had enough cash on hand... since the use of charge cards was discontinued! What meal would you have ordered? Don't forget the Sanka with dessert!... #mothersday #loveyoumom #cliffhouse #sanfranciscocliffhouse #sanfrancisco #menu #vintagemenu #haveacupofsanka #book #books #oldbook #oldbooks #rarebook #rarebooks #collectible #collectiblebooks #antiquarian #antiquarianbooks #antiques #booksforsale #bibliophiles #bookworms #bookstagram #argonautbookshop

Perhaps it's a good thing that we are closed to the public right now... we have so many boxes everywhere that you can't get to the books on the shelves behind them! We just got in a huge new collection of amazing books (following proper social distancing practices while packing up the boxes, of course) 87 boxes! The majority of the boxes are filled with San Francisco items- books, trade cards, old guidebooks, viewbooks. Keep an eye out for some fun things as we dig into thes...e boxes and find some treasures! We are following city and state Covid-19 mandates, and our shop is currently closed to the public. We are still offering mail order, and will ship books anywhere. So please take a look at our past catalogs on our website, or feel free to email us or give us a call if there is anything you are looking for. Stay healthy! #lotsofboxes #newcollection #sanfrancisco #book #books #oldbook #oldbooks #rarebook #rarebooks #collectible #collectiblebooks #antiquarian #antiquarianbooks #antiques #booksforsale #bibliophiles #bookworms #bookstagram #argonautbookshop

A couple of librarians came up with this. It's brilliant! I hope everyone is healthy, safe, and not too stir-crazy!

Hello everyone, We hope that you all are staying healthy and finding ways to entertain yourselves during this turbulent time. We recommend purchasing a book or two for your collection. You can actually read it if you want, but, as a dear friend always tells us, "You don't sell reading copies, you sell collectibles." Well, ok! :) To that end we are offering many of our most collectible books at 30% off the marked price. We felt this discount would distract and excite you.... While we are both coming into the shop each day, we are not, by order of our Governor, allowing any walk-in trade. We are here to answer calls, fill on-line orders, and generally catch up on the never-ending day-to-day chores. But no fears- we are both healthy and are washing our hands often! Should you not be able to find anything on this list, remember that previous catalogues are accessible on our web site (we may offer a similar discount from other lists. Just ask!). For this Special Sale List, simply click on the link below to access the pdf file. Thanks for taking a look! https://drive.google.com//1UOtEeP31gHvPFA8xWhyjD9Eqs/view

With everything going on in the world right now, it might be easy to forget that today is Saint Patrick's Day! I hope you are wearing green, even if safe social distancing practices keep anyone from seeing it! Please stay healthy and safe. Remember to be kind to yourself, and to other. #stpatrick #saintpatrick #weargreen #borninengland? #grabhornpress #pressbook #finepress #mallettedean #book #books #oldbook #oldbooks #rarebook #rarebooks #collectible #collectiblebooks #antiquarian #antiquarianbooks #antiques #booksforsale #bibliophiles #bookworms #bookstagram #argonautbookshop

We are still open!

San Francisco is excited to welcome 5 new young bison to the herd in Golden Gate Park. Did you know that Golden Gate Park had a herd of bison living in it? It does! The first bison were brought into the Park way back in 1891, when hunting had endangered the species so drastically, that only 1000 were estimated to still roam in the American West. The first bison in Golden Gate Park, named Ben Harrison, was purchased by Park Superintendent John McClaren on February 26, 1891. He... was soon joined by a female by the name of Sarah Bernhardt. The five new additions bring the total of the current herd to 10. The five older bison that have been living in the Park are actually descendants from a group that was given to then-mayor Dianne Feinstein by her husband as a birthday gift in 1984. The bison in Golden Gate Park are cared for by staff from the San Francisco Zoo, the Zoological Society, and Recreation & Parks Department specialists. Two separate advocacy groups are dedicated solely to their well-being. #bison #buffalo #GoldenGatePark #SanFrancisco #bisonpaddock #Feinstein #americanbuffalo #americanbison #book #books #oldbook #oldbooks #rarebook #rarebooks #collectible #collectiblebooks #antiquarian #antiquarianbooks #antiques #booksforsale #bibliophiles #bookworms #bookstagram #argonautbookshop

Take a glimpse into the world of of antiquarian books! It's the world I live in!