Yesterday's Muse, Inc.
Specializing in Literature, American & Military History, General Antiquarian
About
An independent used and rare bookseller in operation for nearly 15 years, we opened our first brick and mortar storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY. Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the ABAA, and former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has over twenty years of experience in the book trade.Appraisals
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Recently Added Books
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
by Doyle, A. [Arthur] Conan
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, Book 1)
by Yarros, Rebecca
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Firestarter [Fire-Starter]
by King, Stephen
The Push: A Novel
by Audrain, Ashley
Howl's Moving Castle
by Jones, Diana Wynne
It: A Novel
by King, Stephen
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection
by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan; Cramer, Michael A
The Marriage of Diamonds and Dolls
by Lewis, Mary E.; Dignam, Dorothy
Recently added catalogues
An assortment of 109 items acquired in recent months. Highlights include: - a first edition of the 1940 Newbery Honor winner; - the first appearance of color illustrations by Maria Louise Kirk; - the first Swedish feminist novel; - an anti-socialist screed published during the Great Depression.
Over 400 items selected from this year's acquisitions so far
A collection of works related to the history of aviation, aeronautical engineering, biographies of aviators, space travel, etc.
Our favorite 100 selections from the works we cataloged throughout the year
A wide selection of Modern Library editions displaying their wide range of binding and jacket styles
375 items acquired during the past year, representing interesting material in the philosophy, literature, early printing, trade bindings, military history, modern first editions, etc.
A selection of 101 of this year's best new acquisitions, including: a first edition of Thoreau's Walden; a nice group of 'shoulder strap' memoirs by American Civil War generals; Updike's complete 'Rabbit' series, all first editions in jackets; an 18th century edition of Thomas Paine's Rights of Man; Sigmund Freud's complete psychological writings; a complete 16-volume French translation of De Thou's Histoire Universelle; a first American edition of Dore's Rime of the Ancient Mariner; firsts of White Fang, The Old Man and the Sea, and The Name of the Wind; etc.
A selection of 158 new acquisitions, including: a first edition of the first Uncle Remus book; a folio edition of The Cooper Vignettes, believed to be the first published book to employ bank note printing techniques; signed first editions by women authors (Byatt, Dillard, etc.); a signed copy of Mary Poppins.
139 items. Highlights include fine bindings produced by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (including a signed limited edition of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, collections of works by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, J.D. Salinger, Kahlil Gibran, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Ayn Rand, and a group of books about John F. Kennedy); the first two book appearances of Mickey Mouse; a 1657 edition of Plutarch's Morals; two editions of Rockwell Kent's Moby Dick.