Happy Holidays!
The winter scene above is from a collection of Victorian Christmas cards by Louis Prang (and others) from 1880, offered by the Boston Book Company.
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 try to include all such lists 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...
Please note, this list is updated weekly, usually on Wednesdays. *New* indicates any catalogs added this week.
AARDVARK BOOKS/EZRA THE BOOKFINDER
- Winter Miscellany 2018
- Spring Miscellany 2018 -- Contains 46 select items, all new arrivals, in a variety of fields.
- Rare Book Catalog #20
- Recent Acquisitions -- list only available to mailing list subscribers. Sign up here...
W. C. BAKER RARE BOOKS & EPHEMERA
- Electronic List No. 3 : 20th-Century Arts, Odds, and Ends
- Catalog No. 1: A Selection of Unusual Printed and Manuscript Works Relating to Magic, Museums, Religion, Science, the Stage, and Other Diverse Subjects
- Art, Photography, & Music (Newsletter)
- November 2018
- New Arrivals, Shakespeare, Fine Bindings (Newsletter)
- New Arrivals (Newsletter)
- English Libertine Literature 1652-1843 -- Catalog available by request stuart@sbrarebooks.com
BETWEEN THE COVERS, RARE BOOKS
- 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...
- Happy Holidays (Newsletter) *New*
- Holiday Gift Catalog
ANDREW CAHAN, BOOKSELLER, LTD.
- New Arrivals *New*
- Asia (E-list #3)
- Popular Fiction 1814-1939: Selections from the Anthony Tino Collection -- Offered jointly with John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller
- New Arrivals *New*
- Boston Book Fair (Part II)
- Boston Book Fair (Part 1)
- Catalog #88, Medical Books from the Fifteenth to the Twentieth Centuries -- This catalog is print-only. To request a copy, contact MedBks@aol.com
- E-list No. 53 -- Eclectibles Miscellany: Housewifery Indenture for Twins, English Sparrow Bounty, Voter Fraud, Bank Architecture & Of Course, the Children *New*
- Boston Book Fair Part 1: Short List
- List 34: Contemporary Artist Books from Editorial Cuadernos Papiro, in Holguin, Cuba *New*
- List 33: Social Movements
RODGER FRIEDMAN RARE BOOK STUDIO
- Boston Book Fair 2018
- 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
- Original Prints *New*
- Diaghilev Ballets Russes *New*
THOMAS A. GOLDWASSER RARE BOOKS
JONATHAN A. HILL, BOOKSELLER, INC.
- Chelsea Book Fair Catalog -- 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
- E-list #2: African Americana, Women, LGBTQ . . .
- A Selection of 30 Antiquarian Items: Civil, Common & Roman Law (December 18, 2018) *New*
- A Selection of 30 Antiquarian Items: Canon, Civil, Common, Customary, Ecclesiastical, Feudal, Roman (December 11, 2018) *New*
DAVID M. LESSER, FINE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS
LIBER ANTIQUUS, EARLY PRINTED BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
J. & J. LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS
- Antiquarian Music Catalog: Items From the Collection of Marilyn Horne *New*
- Autographs, Prints, & Memorabilia
MAIN STREET FINE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
BRUCE MCKITTRICK RARE BOOKS, INC.
- San Francisco Map Fair September 2018 - Pictorial Maps of the Twentieth Century
- Tokyo International Antiquarian Book Fair
- Catalog 46, December 2018 -- by subscription only. Contact oldwestbooks@earthlink.net for details about obtaining a copy.
R & A PETRILLA, ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS
PHILADELPHIA RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
- Violin List *New*
- Christmas 2018 *New*
- Illustrated Books *New*
PHILLIP J. PIRAGES FINE BOOKS & MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS
- Moments of American Inspiration (Newsletter)
- New Historical Documents
RABELAIS BOOKS ON FOOD & DRINK
RICHARD C. RAMER, OLD & RARE BOOKS
- Special List 320: Typography and Printing History *New*
- Special List 319, Economics: Government & The Private Sector *New*
- Americana E-list: The Second World War *New*
- E-list – The War to End All Wars: The History, Literature & Images of World War One
B&L ROOTENBERG RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
- Holiday Catalog 2018 *New*
- Ornithology, December 2018 *New*
- Recent Acquisitions (December 18, 2018) *New*
- Recent Acquisitions (December 11, 2018)
- Holiday Gift Guide *New*
- New Arrivals: John Steinbeck *New*
- Short List of 18th and 19th Century American Works Relating to the Education of Women
- 18th & 19th Century Hymnody and Psalmody
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
MICHAEL R. THOMPSON RARE BOOKS
- "Occasional List" -- please request a copy directly from jwrb@comcast.net...
- Catalog 208: Books in the History od Science; Chemistry' Geology; Mineralogy & Mining *New*
- Catalog 207: Medical Classics & the Library of Arthur H. Cohen, MD: Kidney, Pathology, Bright’s Disease
JOHN WINDLE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLER
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Remember, you can always browse and download the latest catalogs published by ABAA members on ABAA.org by visiting the following link: https://www.abaa.org/catalog/... (You can also access this page by selecting 'Booksellers' from the top menu, scroll to the bottom of the page to 'Member Catalogs', and click on 'View All'.)