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(9)Her specialty was ferns, and in addition to publishing about ferns of the Pacific Coast, she co-wrote the book 'A Yosemite Nature' (1912) with her husband, Harvey Monroe Hall.

Although not yet for sale, we couldn't resist sharing this glimpse of the important roles of women in science!

(8)After a short stint in San Diego, Katharine and ger husband moved to San Francisco and donated over 76,000 botanic specimens to UC Berkeley.

At some point this book was gifted by Katharine's husband to another botanist named Carlotta C. Hall (1880-1949), who taught at UC Berkeley.

(7)After joining the California Academy of Sciences, she eventually became the academy's first female curator and also the first paid botany curator in 1883. She married fellow plant collector T.S. Brandegee in 1889, and founded the botanical journal 'Zoe' with H.W. Harkness the following year.

(6)While undergoing her studies, she became interested in botany through studying medical plants, and despite earning her medical degree in 1878, decided not to pursue a career in medicine.

(5)On top of the scarcity of the first edition, this copy was originally owned by Katharine Brandegee (1844-1920), who was a botanist living in California. She originally trained to be a doctor after her first husband died, and was the third woman to have enrolled at UC Berkeley.

(4)After the second edition was published, the original stereotype plates and other materials the publisher had to produce further printings were destroyed in the great earthquake and fire of 1906 in San Francisco.

(3) According to OCLC, only four copies are in institutional holdings, with most libraries having a copy of the second edition.

(2) This rare copy of 'The Butterflies of the West Coast' by William Greenwood Wright really is an amazing book in its own right, as this is a first edition copy with 32 colored photographic plates.

From Jon:
Happy International Women's Day! Today we're working on a rather exceptional recent arrival that has brought our attention to the importance of women in science.
#rarebooks #womeninscience #botany #butterflies #internationalwomensday

That is a lovely tree.

Jon has put together a collection of architecture for e-list number seven. acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...

Happy Birthday!!!

Black history is our history.
Today I want to introduce you to two Oregon Pioneers, Hanna and Eliza Gorman. They came to Oregon in 1844 as slaves, and by 1850 they owned their own home in Corvallis, OR. They were beloved members of the community. sos.oregon.gov/archives/exh...

David Ruggles - David Ruggles Center for History and Education David Ruggles (1810-1849) Abolitionist and American Hero David Ruggles was an African-American abolitionist, writer, publisher and hydropathic practitioner who was a courageous voice of black freedom...

Black history is our history.
"Ruggle’s grocery shop at One Cortlandt Street was also a circulating library and reading room for African Americans who were denied access to New York’s public libraries. His was the nation’s first black-owned bookstore..."
davidrugglescenter.org/david-ruggle...

YouTube video by MAKERS Faith Ringgold: Artist & Activist

Black history is our history.
Today I want to share my favorite artist. I am enamored with this incredible, powerful woman who used her voice and art to fight for equal rights for not just black women, but all women. youtu.be/Comf9SetjRA?...

Jerry's Life — Jerry Pinkney Studio

Black history is our history.
Just Jerry by Jerry Pinkney is on the Oregon Battle of the Books list this year, and my team has really enjoyed reading his book, and learning about his life and work. You can learn more about this incredible illustrator here.
www.justjerrypinkney.com/jerrys-life?...

We were among the 500 Backing Small Businesses grantees awarded $10,000 last year, and now have been selected among 25 of the original grantees for an additional enhancement grant that will help us address cultural, environmental, or access needs in our community.

We are proud to announce that Munster & Company received a $30,000 Enhancement Grant from the Backing Small Businesses program presented by American Express , in partnership with Main Street America. We are so excited to be among the recipients of this program!

#backingsmall

So, day one, we saw a nazi salute behind the presidential podium by a stoned billionair. It is going to be a long four years. Conserve your energy, and protect your friends. We stand with you against all of this.

Our bookshop now has an official bluesky account!
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Thank you!

New listing! A very handsome general catalogue of Deberny Peignot's typefaces, with sections divided by pages of stiff card, printed in a variety of colors. . Hard Cover. Very Good. shop.munsterbooks.com/product/6708...

Kids got to hug Cesar the no drama llama last night! Holiday made.

Now listed. Sammelband of 10 Eighteenth Century Publications: A Discourse of Free-Thinking, Four Queries, Concerning the Miracles, Three Quaker books by Richard Finch, Killing No Murder, Two Books Concerning the Quaker's Tythe Bill...
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The piece exploring what to do with tyrants is nestled in the middle of the book. This piece was published in regards to Oliver Cromwell. Originally published in 1657, this edition of 1743 was 're-printed for the heirs of Junius Brutus'.

Works including, among other things, Anthony Collins' 'A Discourse of Free-Thinking', some Quaker publications by Richard Finch, and two short works concerning William Boyd, Earl of Kilmarnock and Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, who were both condemned to death for their roles in the 1745 Jacobite Rising.

Jon is just finishing up working on a sammelband of ten 18th century publications including this piece that explores whether it is legal to...umm... assist in shuffling a tyrant off the old mortal coil, so to speak.

How festive.
#rarebooks

I highly recommend anyone who is neurodivergent or knows someone who is neurodivergent give this book a read. So basically everyone. If you struggle with your own problems just know that you deserve whatever help and grace you need too. You are not a problem. ❤️

It wasn't super helpful because I didn't own what I needed either, but it changed the way I saw myself. I changed from seeing my struggles as something I had to just fight through to seeing my struggles as part of what makes me special and deserving of help and grace.