If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking. – Haruki Murakami
Who would argue with Haruki Murakami, the annual favorite to win the Nobel Prize in Literature? Not me, for sure; from the evidence of his novels, he’s clearly a very smart cookie. But, I would venture to add that if you want to understand what everyone else was thinking at a certain point in history, you should read the books that were popular at that time, and if you wish to understand a writer or thinker, read that books that they read.
ABAA members can help you there. Not only with books popular in the past and now forgotten, but often with the actual copies owned and read by literary or historical figures in the past, complete with their marginalia and inscriptions. From the de-rigueur inscriptions that publicists made authors add to review copies to heartfelt inscriptions from the author to good friends, you’ll find everything from the humblest reading copy to mouth-watering association copies in the catalogs of the members of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America.
We invite you to peruse the latest catalogs below...
Note: this list is regularly updated. *New* indicates catalogs added this week.
- LIST 21: MODERN PSYCHOLOGY (1870-1944)
- New York Antiquarian Book Fair
- Catalog 17: Thirty High Points in the HISTORY OF IDEAS
- List 20: William James
- Catalog 18 -- The American West
- Recent Acquisitions -- list only available to mailing list subscribers. Sign up here...
- The Immigrant Press in America
- New York Antiquarian Book Fair
- E-list #20: Dutch Protest Posters
- Catalog 26 - Radical Historyand Social Movements
English Libertine LIterature 1652-1843 -- Catalog available by request stuart@sbrarebooks.com
- Political Periodicals *New*
- ARLIS Conference 2017
- New York Antiquarian Book Fair 2017 (direct downloaf .pdf)
- ARLIS Conference
BETWEEN THE COVERS, RARE BOOKS
Americana: Books, Periodicals, Maps & Views -- November, 2016
Catalog 57 -- Sustained Ambitions or, The Eccentricities of Endurance
Catalog 58: Carriage Books from the Collection of Deirdre H. Pirie
- Frequent Flyers... Handbills, Broadsides, and Other Single-Sheet Communications *New*
- Political Buttons
- Palestinian Politics, History, and Culture
- Black History Month
- A Short List of Militariana
- Selection of Native America Material
- Early Printings of Ulysses
- Short List of Sets
- Catalog 146
- Books Illustrated by David Jones (Sale)
- Recent Acquisitions
- Recent Private Press Acquisitions
ANDREW CAHAN, BOOKSELLER, LTD.
- New York Antiquarian Book Fair
- Photographic Periodicals O-Z
- E-List 37: Signed & Inscribed
- Photographic Periodicals E-N
- Situationism & Its Influence - 1957-2010 *New*
- Oblique Strategies -- featuring 30 artists' books and other artists' publications.
- Drugs, Drinking, Smoking
- Don't Think of an Elephant
David Rajchel Arkham House Archive -- Offered jointly with John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller
- E-list No. 36 Miscellany: Bowling Dinner, the Hollywood Hat, The Bungalow Camp Club Life, & Of Course, the Children *New*
- E-list No. 35 Miscellany: Lydia Pinkham, Uncle Tom, The Wrong Overcoat & Of Course, the Children
- Collections Large & Small
- Ephemera Fair - Part 2 - Travelogues, Hawaiian Textiles, Victorian Vanity, and of Course the Children
- Modern Dance & Ballet
- History of Theatre: 16-18th Centuries Original Editions
- Early Modern Rare Books & Prints
- Rare Dance and Ballet Material
THOMAS A. GOLDWASSER RARE BOOKS
- American Prints & Drawings *New*
- Photography
- Spring Miscellany, Part 3
- Spring Miscellany, Part 2
- Spring Miscellany, Part 1
JONATHAN A. HILL, BOOKSELLER, INC.
- Catalog 220: Recent Acquisitions in Science, Medical History, and Natural History
- Voyages: 17 Travel Books
- New York Antiquarian Book Fair
- East Meets West
- Catalog 376: Recent Acquisitions *New*
- The Card Catalog: 19th Century (Mostly European) Business Cards
- Catalog 373: A Grave Affair: Death, Mourning & Funereal Subjects…
- Jack of All Trades: A Survey of 19th Century American Business Cards
Catalogue 71: American Women Writers, Reformers and Achievers
Catalog 14 -- Artists' Books, Private Press, 19th Century Literature, Original Art, and more.
- American History *New*
- Travel Literature *New*
- Philosophy
- Signed Books: Art & Photographs
- Sports Publications
JOHN W. KNOTT, JR., BOOKSELLER
David Rajchel Arkham House Archive -- Offered jointly with L.W. Currey, Inc.
Catalog #74: 100 Rare Books -- with an emphasis on history and military affairs. Please request from mail@kubikbooks.com...
MICHAEL LAIRD RARE BOOK & MANUSCRIPTS
- 2017 New York Antiquarian Book Fair
- 2017 Catalogue Announcement: Ninety-One items"brilliantly" described and "profusely" illustrated
- English Law Before 1776 (May 2) *New*
- 30 Broadsides (American, English, Continental) (April 25)
- 30 (Mostly) New Arrivals: Books, Broadsides, Manuscripts, Pamphlets and Photographs (April 18)
- 30 New Arrivals: Books, Broadsides, Manuscripts, Pamphlets and Photographs (April 11)
DAVID M. LESSER, FINE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS
- Catalogue 153, Rare Americana (December, 2016)
- Catalog 152, Rare Americana (September-October, 2016)
LIBER ANTIQUUS, EARLY PRINTED BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
- April Catalog *New*
- Museums & Wunderkammern
- Early Books (March 2017)
- Women -- 16th-18th Century Books Concerning Women
- Martin Luther and the Reformation
- Catalog Micro: Small Trade and Travel - Summer is Nigh *New*
- Catalog Micro: Small Americana, Natural History, Letters on Loss and Colonial Garb
- Catalog Micro: Letters, Trade Ephemera, Steiner, and Unitarians
- Catalog Micro: Color Swatch/Letters/Trade Ephemera
- E-list #137: Advance Copies
- E-list #136: Fine & Signed
- Spring: A Small Celebrration of the Outdoors
- New York Writers
J. & J. LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS
- RUSSIAN MUSIC
- THE COLLECTION OF DR. STEPHEN S. WALLACE: 19TH- AND EARLY 20TH-CENTURY OPERA
- AUTOGRAPH LETTERS OF COMPOSERS, SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHS, ETC. -- Part II: M-Z
- AUTOGRAPH LETTERS OF COMPOSERS, SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHS, ETC. -- Part I: A-L
New York Antiquarian Book Fair
- Catalog 57 -- Winter 2017
- Catalog 56 -- Autumn 2016
BRUCE MCKITTRICK RARE BOOKS, INC.
- New York Antiquarian Book Fair
- California Book Fair
- E-catalog #10: 16th-19th-Century Books & Manuscripts
- UNCOMMON (AND OCCASIONALLY ODD) BRITISH AND AMERICAN THEATRE BOOKS AND EPHEMERA
- Miami Map Fair Catalog
- SIXTY FIVE YEARS OF AMERICAN HOMES: House Plan Catalogs 1900-1965
- PRODUCTS FOR THE HOME: Manufacturers’ Catalogs 1900s - 1950s
December 2016: Western Americana -- by subscription only. Contact oldwestbooks@earthlink.net for details about obtaining a copy.
- Ohio
- Groups -- Items that contain collections
- 19 Manuscripts
- Plants & Gardens
Catalog #2: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
R & A PETRILLA, ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS
PHILADELPHIA RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
- Publishers' Cloth *New*
- Children, Education
- Ireland, Irish
- Newest Arrivals, Part 1
- Newest Arrivals, Part 2
PHILLIP J. PIRAGES FINE BOOKS & MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS
Catalog 71 -- Historically Significant and Decorative Bindings
RABELAIS BOOKS ON FOOD & DRINK
- Catalog 17 -- "Some Pretty Tasty Cookbooks"
- Fresh Arrivals, #50
RICHARD C. RAMER, OLD & RARE BOOKS
- Special List 268: Seventeen Additional Illustrated Books *New*
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- Special List 267: Textiles, Including Silk, Wool,Linen, Cotton, etc. *New*
- Special List 266: Illustrated Books
- Special List 265: Books with Authors' Presentation Inscriptions, 1901-1940
- Special List 264: Nineteenth-Century Books with Authors' Presentation Inscriptions
- Special List 263: The Madeira Islands
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- Something for Everyone – A Christmas Related Miscellany of Americana
- Cuba
- Americana Bulletin 5: Natural History
- Boston Antiquarian Book Fair
B&L ROOTENBERG RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
- New York Antiquarian Book Fair
- From the Library of Marion Thompson Wright -- First Afro-American woman to earn a PhD in History.
- California Book Fair
- List 128: Recent Acquisitions *New*
- March 21, 2017 - E-list
- Catalog 155: Modern Fine Printing and Private Press
- Recent Acquisitions (Feb. 21)
Mini-Catalog: Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová
- New York Antiquarian Book Fair
- California Antiquarian Book Fair List
- INK LDN -- October 2016 -- a unique new international antiquarian book and art fair with an emphasis on luxury and quality.
- Occasional List 40: FLIP-SIDE OF THE RADIANT BABY
- Occasional List 39: YES
- Occasional List 38: My Gloomy Valentine
- Occasional List 37: Mostly Flat, Mostly Manuscript
- Catalog #203: A Miscellany of Mostly New Arrivals *New*
- Catalog #202: Old Friends
- Catalog #201: Riots
- Catalog #200: Women
MARC SELVAGGIO, BOOKS & EPHEMERA
- UNCOMMON SURVIVORS -- A Catalog *New*
- On Reflection
- Fresh Meat -- 44 brand new items of bibliophilic “fresh meat” for your delectation and enjoyment.
MICHAEL R. THOMPSON RARE BOOKS
- Children's Books
- Catalogue 201, Part II -- 67 items: Children's, Antiquarian, Fine Press (including The Palace Press and Taller Martín Pescado) and, of course, Arthuriana.
- E-list #11: Collections, African Americana, Flyers, GLBT, Radical Women, etc. *New*
- African-Americana
- Anti-Nuclear Arms Movement, a Ballet Archive, The Living Theatre, African Americana, and more...
"Occasional List" -- please request a copy directly from jwrb@comcast.net...
- List 7: Manuscripts, Archives,Photos & Ephemera *New*
- Catalog 4: Americana & Travel, Including Manuscripts, Photos, Ephemera
JOHN WINDLE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLER
- William Blake: Always in Paradise
- 25 Books of Theology & Philosophy, featuring works from the Western tradition, 1560 to 1835
- Bibles, Theology, Church History -- in partnership with Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts
- California Book Fair List
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Catalogue 173 Rare Books -- Landscape and Garden History, Fairs and Expositions and Other Rare Books
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