For decades, rare-book dealers have used printed catalogs to inform collectors of their available items. In the internet age, these print catalogs persist -- in fact, have often become things of beauty -- but can also take the form of electronic lists, .pdfs, Google docs, electronic magazines, email newsletters, videos, blog posts, even Instagram and Facebook posts! In order to keep up with the rapidly evolving trade, we will try to list all such listings here, in whatever form our members choose to release them.
Browse the latest catalogs, newsletters, e-lists, etc., of rare books, fine bindings, incunabula, print ephemera, and much more from the members of the ABAA below...
(Image above: detail from Between the Covers Rare Books' latest catalog: Catalog #227: World War I. Scroll down for more info.)
Please note, this list is updated weekly, usually on Wednesdays. *New* indicates any catalogs added this week. We aim to include the most-recent catalog (or catalogs if appropriate) from members, because not every member issues new catalogs every week -- and not every collector can browse this list weekly.
AARDVARK BOOKS/EZRA THE BOOKFINDER
- Spring Miscellany 2018 -- Contains 46 select items, all new arrivals, in a variety of fields.
- Summer Miscellany 2017
- Recent Acquisitions *New* -- list only available to mailing list subscribers. Sign up here...
- Desert Solitaire Facsimile Now Available
- Twentieth Century History (Newsletter) *New*
- November 2018 *New*
- New Arrivals, Shakespeare, Fine Bindings (Newsletter)
- New Arrivals (Newsletter)
- English Libertine Literature 1652-1843 -- Catalog available by request stuart@sbrarebooks.com
- Boston Book Fair 2018 *New*
- Sexuality *New*
BETWEEN THE COVERS, RARE BOOKS
FEATURED ITEM
Panoramic Photograph: American Aviation at Brooks Field in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas: Brooks Field 1918. Panoramic gelatin silver photograph. Approximately 107" x 11½" or 1¾ Giese*. Some amateurish tape reinforcement at the margins that doesn’t encroach in any significant way on the image and a few light stains in the margins. The image is currently tacked at the margins onto a board (as we received it), but would have to be removed for shipping. Overall good or a bit better. Some hand captioning. Because of the great scope of the panorama the subjects at the furthest extremes of the image appear smaller with a bit of a fisheye effect.
A breathtaking World War I panoramic image of an American aviation base. The image displays over a dozen aircraft hangers, approximately 50 biplanes, and hundreds of pilots, air crews, maintenance staff, ground officers, civilian instructors, a field band, and officers in formation. Among the officers central to the image are “Commanding Officer Colonel Pratt,” “Major General S.D. Holbroke,” and “Officer in Charge of Flying Major Walton.” Additionally in the formation are captioned “Capt. Sully (R.F.C.)” and “Lt. Delores (French Ace).” Another group of men not in uniform is captioned “Walter Johnson and Civilian Instructors,” and “R.M. Aviators.” Also designated is “Lt. C. U. Miller #19,” perhaps the owner of the image. The captioned has also noted the “Ambulance Ship (latest design) in #10 hanger.”
Of particular interest is Commanding Officer Colonel (later Major General) Henry Conger Pratt, the only person in American military history to command both an air force wing and an army division. Pratt took command of the base in February 1918, but by the first week of October he was sent to Europe when the Meuse-Argonne Offensive was underway, thus dating this image to sometime between February and Septmber 1918. Most of the other officers designated in the image are identifiable; a few of them less so - presumably the captions utilized some imprecise spelling.
A breathtaking aviation panorama, we’ve certainly never seen a larger WWI image.
Found in Between the Covers Rare Books latest catalog, Catalog #227: World War I (item #7) -- which also includes this amusing new piece of rare-book terminology:
* The Giese (Gē-Za) is a unit of measurement used by BTC to describe objects of unusual size, such as oversized photographs, posters, banners, and very long pieces of string. The term’s inspiration comes from cataloguer Ken Geise (above left) and his remarkable ability to stand still while being photographed next to various objects in any effort to provide scale. We acknowledge that the Giese - which equates to about 7 ½ spans or just shy of 4 standard cubits (but not Mesopotamian cubits) - is a vague and poorly defined unit of measurement that is subject to the whims of Ken’s footwear choice and the height of his moppish hair as it relates to the relative humidity on any given day, we nevertheless suggest it as a new industry-wide standard.
- Catalog 58: California Book Fair
- Catalog 57 -- Sustained Ambitions or, The Eccentricities of Endurance
- American Notes & Queries, 1946-1950 and 1962-1976. 18 volumes, lacking 3 issues. -- contact books@bledsoebooks.com for more information...
- Small Collection of Publishing Histories, Memoirs, and Methods -- contact books@bledsoebooks.com for more information...
- Kay Thompson (Blog) *New*
- Things to Consider Before Adding a Signed Book to Your Collection (Blog)
- Lothar Meggendorfer (Newsletter) *New*
- James Boswell (Newsletter)
- Witchcraft *New*
- Illustrated Books *New*
- Plato *New*
ANDREW CAHAN, BOOKSELLER, LTD.
- Asia (E-list #3) *New*
- Popular Fiction 1814-1939: Selections from the Anthony Tino Collection -- Offered jointly with John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller
- Boston Book Fair (Part 1) *New*
- You Can't Win
- Catalog #88, Medical Books from the Fifteenth to the Twentieth Centuries -- This catalog is print-only. To request a copy, contact MedBks@aol.com
- Boston Antiquarian Int'l Book Fair Preview Lists (Booth 204):
- Part 1: Short List *New*
- Part 2: Collection & Archives *New*
- Part 3: Albums & Journals *New*
RODGER FRIEDMAN RARE BOOK STUDIO
- Boston Book Fair 2018 *New*
- Northern Reaches: Polar Exploration, Inuitethnology, and Cross-Cultural Contact
- OCCASIONAL LIST 22: A Miscellany: Original Art Work; Small Archive of Major English Watercolourist; Interesting Theatrical Pieces; Manuscript Material, Etc., Etc. -- available on request from fgrare@fgrarebooks.com
THOMAS A. GOLDWASSER RARE BOOKS
JONATHAN A. HILL, BOOKSELLER, INC.
- New Acquisitions: September 2018
- New Acquisitions (July 2018)
- Occult List 2017
- Catalog 14 -- Artists' Books, Private Press, 19th Century Literature, Original Art, and more.
- Chelsea Book Fair Catalog *New* -- available on request from bkinmont@gmail.com
JOHN W. KNOTT, JR., BOOKSELLER
- Popular Fiction 1814-1939: Selections from the Anthony Tino Collection -- 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
- Catalog #6: The Extraordinary History of the Everyday *New*
- E-list #2: African Americana, Women, LGBTQ . . .
- 30 Recent Acquisitions: Civil & Common Law, 1598-1949 (November, 13, 2018) *New*
- Catalog 91: Books, Manuscripts & Ephemera, 15th to 20th Centuries
DAVID M. LESSER, FINE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS
LIBER ANTIQUUS, EARLY PRINTED BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
J. & J. LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS
MAIN STREET FINE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
- Catalog 47: Early Printed Continental Books 15 to 18th Century *New*
- October List of Early Printed Books
BRUCE MCKITTRICK RARE BOOKS, INC.
FEATURED ITEM
Marriage Charter
Engraved and illuminated manuscript certificate on parchment. Lyon, 1623. Produced only in Lyon, this is an early example of its type. Framed and glazed.
Offered by Musinsky Rare Books, found in their new catalog, Boston Book Fair 2018 (item #31).
- San Francisco Map Fair September 2018 - Pictorial Maps of the Twentieth Century
- Tokyo International Antiquarian Book Fair
- Catalog 45, October 2018 -- by subscription only. *New* Contact oldwestbooks@earthlink.net for details about obtaining a copy.
R & A PETRILLA, ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS
PHILADELPHIA RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
- Manuscripts *New*
- Humor *New*
- Books in Italian
PHILLIP J. PIRAGES FINE BOOKS & MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS
- Moments of American Inspiration (Newsletter) *New*
- New Historical Documents
RABELAIS BOOKS ON FOOD & DRINK
- Fall 2018 – From Saint Augustine to Shel Silverstein *New*
- Frank Herbert's Dune, Inscribed First Edition (Video) *New*
- Celebrating Remarkable & Heroic Women (Newsletter)
RICHARD C. RAMER, OLD & RARE BOOKS
- The Hub of the Universe: Boston in the 19th Century *New*
- Illustrated e-list - Freedom's Symphony: The Music of America
B&L ROOTENBERG RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
- Boston 2018 *New*
- New Arrivals (Nov. 6, 2018)
- Short List of 18th and 19th Century American Works Relating to the Education of Women
- 18th & 19th Century Hymnody and Psalmody
- Catalog #218: Agriculture and Horticulture *New*
- Catalog 215: Women (Enlarged)
MARC SELVAGGIO, BOOKS & EPHEMERA
- Catalog 148: Our Material Culture - A Selection of American and European trade catalogues for retail & wholesale markets, 1870-1965, with a particular emphasis on catalogues from France.
- Medicine & Health
- D.H. Lawrence/Censorship (Blog) *New*
- Latest News from Tavistock Books (Newsletter)
- Maritime List 265: China *New*
MICHAEL R. THOMPSON RARE BOOKS
- "Occasional List" -- please request a copy directly from jwrb@comcast.net...
- Catalog 206: Richard Weiss Library on the Natural & Physical Science (Part V: J-L) *New*
- Catalog 205: Richard Weiss Library of Natural & Physical Science
JOHN WINDLE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLER
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