Browse the latest catalogs, newsletters, and e-lists of rare books, fine bindings, incunabula, print ephemera, and much more from the members of the ABAA below. (Also includes podcasts, blog posts, and other digital formats.)
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AARDVARK BOOKS/EZRA THE BOOKFINDER
- Recent Acquisitions *New*
Featured item:
by Giovani Boccacio
Venice: Repario and Cesano, 1551. vellum. 393 pages. Engraved title page. Full vellum binding with red leather spine label. Thick 12mo [4.5x6.5cm]. Vellum shows soiling, edgewear and some stains. Front hinge cracked but binding sound. Spine label dulled and chipped. Most of the inside paste down pulled out leaving residue and border. Some rippling to rear pastedown. Title page foxed, otherwise clean with mild toning. Good. Item #76851
Boccacio's first major work, preceding the DeCameron. A retelling of the 12th Century French romance. In Italian.
Offered by Aardvark Books and found in "Recent Acquisitions."
ANTIPODEAN BOOKS, MAPS, PRINTS
- Electronic List 131: ABAA Virtual Book Fair, 2020 *New*
- Electronic List 130: Early 20th Century French Illustrated Books & Print Portfolios *New*
- An Islesboro Summer: Hewes Point (Newsletter) *New*
- The American Guide Series *New*
- E-List 6: Historical Documents -- African-American Founder and Bishop Richard Allen / Revolutionary-Era Latin America *New*
- E-List 5: California, Asian-Americana, Women, Mexico, the West, and More
- 19th Century Decorated Paper Bindings, Decorated Cloth Bindings and Historic Works New York Book & Ephemera Fair Catalog
- Americana (May 2020) *New*
- Americana/Military History (April 14, 2020)
- 26 Lawrence Clark Powell Items *New*
- Texana, the American Civil and a few Western Americana titles *New*
- 15 Treasures from Back of Beyond Books *New*
Featured item:
GRAY, Thomas J. (words); WALKER, Raymond (music) "Your Mother's Gone Away To Join The Army"
New York: Broadway Music Corporation, 1913. First Edition. Quarto (35cm); illustrated wrappers; 6pp. Some trivial wear to extremities, a few tiny tears, and a few faint foxed spots to rear wrapper; Near Fine.
Suffrage-themed sheet music, with lyrics told from the perspective of a father and his little boy, whose mother was absent due to her involvement in the women's rights movement. "A little lad with curly hair stood by his father's knee / Could see that he was crying he was sad as he could be / He sobbed and said "I feel so blue," as tears ran down his cheeks / "Oh father where is mother she has not been home for weeks" / His Pa said "Lad the tale is sad, She's down at Suffrage Hall / She's gone to fight for women's rights, why there's their bugle call." In comparison to the denigrating tone of other suffrage songs from the period, the chorus here conveys familial pride: "Hear the tramp of their feet - as they come down the street / Gee those girlies look sweet, They're all dressed up so neat / Your dear old ma just took a fighter's place / She likes the smell of powder 'cause it's always on her face / There's no rats in her hair - you can see she don't care / Holds her head in the air, Gee your mother's a bear / Tramp, Tramp, Tramp the girls are marching, Your Mother's gone away to join the army." OCLC notes 3 holdings (LC, Baylor, British Library). CREW S-1913-18.
Offered by Lorne Bair Rare Books and found in "From Suffrage to Second Wave."
W. C. BAKER RARE BOOKS & EPHEMERA
- Father's Day Gift Ideas *New*
- From the Page to the Screen (Newsletter) *New*
- August Newsletter (Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair & New Arrivals)
- Highlights from the New York Book Fair & New Arrivals (Newsletter)
- English Libertine Literature 1652-1843 -- Catalog available by request stuart@sbrarebooks.com
- 25 New Arrivals *New*
- New York Book Fair 2020 (General)
- Catalog 241: Miscellaneous Selections *New*
- E-catalog 60: Fashion *New*
- E-catalog 59: Western Americana *New*
- E-catalog 58: Gardening Books *New*
- E-catalog 57: Romance Books *New*
Featured item:
Handcast Lord of the Rings Figurines by Strerling E. Lanier.
A collection of nine bronze or pewter miniature figurines made by editor and sculptor Sterling E. Lanier in the 1960s. All items fine and housed in original handmade box. The figurines, representing characters from the beloved series The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, depict Frodo, Samwise, Gandalf, Legolas, Gimli, a hooded Nazgul, and three orcs. Lanier only made three sets of his Lord of the Rings figures, one of which was a gift to Tolkien himself, which helped strike up a long-distance friendship. According to letters from Tolkien to Lanier, they were among his most prized possessions and were housed in a display cabinet where they were “much admired.”
Sterling Edmund Lanier (1927-2007) was an American editor, science-fiction author, and sculptor. He is perhaps best known as the editor who championed the publication of Frank Herbert’s bestselling novel Dune. His sculptures have been exhibited in the Smithsonian and other venues. According to his Sarasota Herald Tribune obituary, “His sculptures included his vision of the characters from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien. Mr. Lanier depended upon his own imagination for the characters, which were only slightly described in the trilogy published in 1953-1954. Mr. Tolkien accepted and admired a set of the sculptures but, through his advisers, he said that they could not be made commercially available. When The Lord of the Rings became a movie in 2001, the on-screen characters amazingly resembled Mr. Lanier’s sculptural portrayals. Mr. Tolkien had died in 1973, and so Mr. Lanier was seemingly free to market his creations. But he refrained, honoring what he believed to be Mr. Tolkien’s wishes.” A unique fan-made item by an amateur sculptor and science-fiction editor.
Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books and found in "Catalog 241."
- Catalogue of Book Catalogues: Bookseller and Auction (Ongoing) *New*
- Bookbinding Reference Books -- contact books@bledsoebooks.com for more information...
- Antifa: a short list featuring radical responses to fascism since the 1930s *New*
- "One man's riot is another man's rebellion" *New*
- Chess *New*
- May 2020 Miscellany *New*
- Early American Architecture *New*
- May 2020 E-catalogue *New*
- Summer Miscellany
- Spring Sale -- 30 first and limited editions
- A Vincent Van Gogh Book Spotlight: Lust for Life (Blog) *New*
- Questions to Ask When Visiting a Special Collections Library (Blog)
- Creative Print Movement in Japan: SOSAKU HANGA, SHIN HANGA, and SKETCHTOUR
- Bird and Flower Art in East Asia
- Books Related to Scotland (Newsletter) *New*
- Johannes Kepler (Newsletter)
- Brattlecast #75: Zoom Book Backgrounds (Podcast) *New*
- Brattlecast #74: Vernacular Photos (Podcast) *New*
- E-catalog 71: The Birds & the Bees *New*
- E-catalog 70: Fables and Fairy Tales *New*
- E-catalog 69: The Stuff of Legend *New*
- E-catalog 68: Journeys, Imagined and Fantastic *New*
- Armchair Travel *New*
- Le Arti d'Italia - An Italian Inspired Catalogue of Books *New*
- Dickens for London Firsts *New*
- Across Shifting Sands and Fertile Crescents *New*
- Photography *New*
- Poetry *New*
- E-list #40: African-Americana *New*
- E-list #39: Cryptozoology *New*
- E-list #38: LGBTQ *New*
ANDREW CAHAN, BOOKSELLER, LTD.
- E-list #54: Never Overlook the Technicalities, Part 3 *New*
- E-list #53: Home Alone: Never Overlook the Technicalities, Part 2
- The Legacy Press *New*
- List 268: Books Anout Books *New*
- Catalog 8: Mostly Works from the 15th-18th Centuries, with a Scatter of Modern Material
- Bibliography Week Showcase 2019
- New catalog available — Contact clarebooks@roadrunner.com/(716) 688-8723 to request…
- THE LUNAR VOYAGE FROM THE 17th CENTURY TO THE PRESENT -- In conjunction with the RBMS and the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing -- Offered jointly with John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller
- Popular Fiction 1814-1939: Selections from the Anthony Tino Collection -- Offered jointly with John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller
DE SIMONE COMPANY, BOOKSELLERS
- List 18: New Series -- 19th Century American Books
- List 17: New Series -- American Books, Manuscripts and Broadsides
- New Arrivals (June 9, 2020) *New*
- Catalog #88, Medical Books from the Fifteenth to the Twentieth Centuries -- This catalog is print-only. To request a copy, contact MedBks@aol.com...
DOWNTON BROWN BOOKS, LLC (Previously: Eureka Books)
Featured item:
Not So Deep as a Well: The Collected Poems (Signed, Limited)
by Dorothy Parker.
New York: The Viking Press, 1936 First Edition 210 pages. "This volume contains all of Dorothy Parker's poems excepting a few which she did not wish to retain..."— copyright page. This volume has all of Parker's bestknown verse. Decorations by Valenti Angelo. This is one of 485 numbered copies signed by Parker on a tipped-in page. First edition (first printing). Some spotting to fore-edge of book; a bit of discoloration along the gutter of the limitation page, due to the glue used to attach it. No dust jacket, as issued, but with the goldpaper slipcase showing some shelfwear at the edge. An attractive copy.
Offered by Downton Brown Books, found in "List 16: Modern First Editions" (item #15).
- E-list 71: Medical Miscellany -- A Microbes Tale, Illness Among the Indigent, Kickapoo Remedies & of Course, the Children *New*
- E-list 70: Literary Salad, Mohair Velvet Upholstery, Skunk Pelts, Sweet Potato Slips & Of Course, the Children
- Friday Faves Peter Bovenmyer presents a majestic early Florentine humanistic manuscript (Video) *New*
- Episode 8: Richard Davies of AbeBooks interviews Sandra Hindman: a glimpse at Les Enluminures’ owner and founder (Podcast)
- June 2020 E-list *New*
- May 2020 New Arrivals *New*
RODGER FRIEDMAN RARE BOOK STUDIO
- 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...
- Has the following lists available: California, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Oregon, Louisiana, Colorado, Ohio and New York. Will email to interested parties. Contact info@ginsbook.com to request... *New*
- Early Spectacle, including Rare Prints *New*
- Boydell Shakespeare Gallery *New*
- Fine Books & Prints (May 2020) *New*
- Modern Ballet & Dance (May 2020) *New*
- Early Modern Theatre (At Home #13) *New*
THOMAS A. GOLDWASSER RARE BOOKS
DAVID A. HAMILTON AMERICANA BOOKS
- ABAA Virtual Book Fair List *New*
- Books from the Warehouse, Part 2 *New*
- Spring Miscellany Part 3 *New*
- Books from the Warehouse *New*
- New Acquisitions: Working From Home Edition (May 2020) *New*
- Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (May 2020) *New*
JONATHAN A. HILL, BOOKSELLER, INC.
- Foodways *New*
- Books by the artist Spencer Finch *New*
- E-list #160: 45 New Arrivals *New*
- E-list #159: 50 New Arrivals *New*
- E-list #158 -- 50 New Arrivals | Ansel Adams, Berenice Abbott, Sally Mann, James Salter *New*
- E-list #157 -- Armchair Travel *New*
- Miniature Miscellany (May 2020) *New*
- Los Angeles Fine Printer, Wallace Nether
- Comfort Eating: Leftovers *New*
- Joint Catalog 2 or We’d Rather Be Chatting Around the Water Cooler *New* -- in cooperation with McBride Rare Books & Tschanz Rare Books.
- I Love You, California *New*
- We Love L.A. *New*
- Catalog 411: Trade Catalogs & Brochures *New*
- Catalog 410: Travel & Vacations Ephemera *New*
- Catalog 409: A Short Happy Selection of Animal Postcards *New*
Featured item:
Chicago & Western Soap Works Fine Toilet Soaps Illustrated Catalog
No date, probably around 1900. A wonderful trade catalog of fine soaps, most in fancy paper wrappers, with large colored illustrations. Since this is a trade catalog the text dispenses with the usual vacuous frou-ha used on the public and gets down to the nuts and bolts- beauty of packaging, actual ingredients, and how well it sells (they all seem to sell really really well). Softcover. 4”x6.5”. 56 pages, color illustrations. Minor soil, light wear.
Offered by Joslin Hall Rare Books and found in "Catalog 411."
- Outrageous Erotica *New*
- Books That I've Neglected *New*
- Vinyl for Book People *New*
- Minature Books *New*
- Mid-May Newsletter *New*
- Gastronomy & Economic Precarity *New*
- At Home with Books -- in collaboration with Honey & Wax Booksellers, Simon Beattie, & Justin Croft.
Featured item:
ALBUM des titres d’alimentation. Septembre 1941. 3eme Bureau.
1941. 31.5cm x 21cm. One typed sheet tipped in followed by 21 ll, [1 - blank] leaf (of which five of the leaves have manuscript and documents recto and verso; the other sixteen recto only). Contemporary plain paper wrappers, title in manuscript on the upper wrapper, light wear to the edges of the wrappers and some sunning. $1500.00 An incredible document from the German occupation of Paris during the Second World War. The Germans took control of Paris on June 14th, 1940. Already, food was scarce in France due to much of the work force having already left for war and the supply chains from France’s colonies greatly disrupted. This was made far worse when Germany occupied France. Immediately, the remaining French products were sent to Germany to support the German cause, and only what was left over, was made available to the French through a strict rationing system.
The current album relates to the rations available in Paris during the month of September, 1941. On the upper wrapper is written “3eme Bureau;” this likely refers to the rationing office of the 3rd arrondissement in Paris. The first leaf is a typescript index for the album (all leaves are present). The sheets are numbered 1-21 (with a few versos numbered with a “bis” number) and contain the original ration sheets that were being issued by the German occupation government during the war. The sheets are pasted in, and in most cases, small ration tags are cut out and mounted alongside. On each sheet, there is also manuscript information that explains the quantity of the given foodstuff that the ration is good for and how it is to be administered. For example, one ration tag is good for 325 grams of butter, another for 60 grams of cheese, and so on. The foods included are bread; meat and cold cuts; and matières grasses (i.e. oil; butter; cheese; beef fat; margarine; and lard). There is also a special coupon for workers which entitles them to greater amounts of food. On the verso of that coupon, it states “L’hiver qui s’aproche sera rude. Les effectifs des cuisines d’entr’aide vont croître. Vous aiderez le SECOURS NATIONAL à « tenir ». Et la misere reculera !” (The coming winter will be harsh. The number of service kitchens [i.e. soup kitchens] will increase. You will help SECOURS NATIONAL to “hold on.” And misery will recede!) Also laid in is a contemporary newspaper clip entitled “Le ravitaillement. Les rations alimentaires du mois de juillet” and an unused contemporary German postcard (printed in Berlin) that is a picture of German ration coupons.3 A remarkable glimpse into the conditions under which the Parisians had to live during the Second World War. In good condition and preserved in an archival folder.
Offered by Ben Kinmont, Bookseller and found in "Gastronomy & Economic Precarity."
- Manuscripts, Letters & Art (New York Book Fair)
- Travel, Geography
JOHN W. KNOTT, JR., BOOKSELLER
- THE LUNAR VOYAGE FROM THE 17th CENTURY TO THE PRESENT -- In conjunction with the RBMS and the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing -- Offered jointly with L.W. Currey, Inc.
- 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...
- New Arrivals (January 2020)
- Boston Book Fair 2019
MICHAEL LAIRD RARE BOOK & MANUSCRIPTS
- Houston Book Fair -- a joint list with McBride Rare Books *New*
- E-list #5: Women
- Items Selected for Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair *New*
- American Trials, 1799-1901: 30 Items (June 2, 2020) *New*
- English Law Before 1776 (May 26, 2020) *New*
- Broadsides (May 19, 2020) *New*
- Argentinean, Brazilian & Peruvian Law, 1777–1950 (May 12, 2020) *New*
- Annotated Books (May 5, 2020) *New*
DAVID M. LESSER, FINE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS
- Catalog 174, Rare Americana (April 2020)
- Catalog 173, Rare Americana (March 2020)
LIBER ANTIQUUS, EARLY PRINTED BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
Featured item:
Ascham, Roger
19th c. calf, single gilt filet framing the boards, hinges discreetly repaired, gilt spine, label chipped, edges worn. Fine copy with the initial leaf with signature mark and blank ¶8 both present. Marginal worm-trail to blank lower margin in middle signatures, not affecting text. Title with decorative border, woodcut of Robert Dudley, Earl Leicester’s emblem (the muzzled bear) inscribed with the Garter motto on leaf ¶3. Woodcut initials, diagram of divisions of the Mass, some passages in Greek. Rare. 7 institutional holdings in North America. Provenance: bookplates of George Stokes, Cardiff Castle, and Robert Pirie.
One of the greatest of the Tudor humanists, Ascham was favored by Henry VIII, to whom he dedicated his “Toxophilus”, tutor to the princess Elizabeth, and author of a masterpiece of English pedagogy, “The Scholemaster”. Ascham also tutored the boy king Edward VI in the art of elegant handwriting, and Edward thought of him fondly, and so it is of interest that Ascham wrote this “reformed” work while Edward was being groomed by his close advisors to be a thoroughly Protestant monarch.
Roger Ascham (1515/16-1568) penned his ‘Apologia pro Caena Dominica contra Missam & eius Praestigias’ (‘A Defense of the Lord’s Supper against the Mass and its Magic’) at Cambridge in 1547/8 during the first year of Edward VI’s reign. It was published in Ascham’s name some thirty years later (and about ten years after Ascham’s death) in 1577/8, together with his dedicatory preface to Robert Dudley and his other theological pieces, which are also in Latin...
Offered by Liber Antiquus and found in "Rare Books & Manuscripts 13th-18th c."
- On Our Shelves No. 27 – Beast and Man in India (Video)
- Rare Book Moment 26: Look for relationships in your collection (Video)
- E-catalog of George Wharton James, Yosemite, California *New*
- Petite Catalog *New*
- So Human *New*
- The Machine Stops *New*
- Americana 2020 Pamphlets 18th and 19th c. Many not in trade *New*
- Rubaiyat Part I *New*
- Californication *New*
J. & J. LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS
- Beethoven: A Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Composer’s Birth *New*
- Catalogue 87 - Potpourri April 2020
STUART LUTZ HISTORIC DIOCUMENTS
- New and Shiny Things (June 2020) *New*
- Occult List (May 2020) *New*
- List of 77 Mark Twain First Editions and Ephemera available by request from info@macdonnellrarebooks.com (specify elist or paper copy).
MAIN STREET FINE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
- June List: Early German and French lit & miscellany of early books *New*
- Spring List of Early Printed Books
- What Tom Wolfe Means to Me (Blog) *New*
- New York Book Fair 2019
- Illustrated Catalog on Carlos Merida (1891–1984) -- Mexican painter, sculptor, writer and graphic designer -- available by request from mmbooks@comcast.net
- Latin America
MARTAYAN LAN RARE BOOKS & MAPS
- Joint Catalog 2 or We’d Rather Be Chatting Around the Water Cooler *New* -- in cooperation with johnson rare books & archives and Tschanz Rare Books.
- Houston Book Fair -- a joint list with Langdon Manor Books *New*
BRUCE MCKITTRICK RARE BOOKS, INC.
- New Acquisitions to the Bishop Collection of Thomas Bird Mosher and the Mosher Press (May 2020) *New*
- Father's Day Gift Offerings *New*
- E-list: Stocking Stuffers (Newsletter)
- 10 Eye-Catching Books for Your Collection
- Catalog 42. Exemplary Fine Bindings, 19th Century High Spots in English and American Literature
- New Fine Press Acquisitions *New*
- A Conversation with Frank Romano About his Book History of Desktop Publishing (Video) *New*
- Forgery Titles *New*
- What to Read During Quarantine, Part 2 *New*
- MAGAZINES OF HISTORICAL & CONTEMPORARY INTEREST -- FEBRUARY 2020
- A Magazine’s Eye View of the 20th Century
- Catalog 51, June 2020 -- by subscription only. Contact oldwestbooks@earthlink.net for details about obtaining a copy. *New*
- Animals *New*
- Military *New*
- May 2020 List *New*
R & A PETRILLA, ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS
PHILADELPHIA RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
- Twenty for Tuesday XXIV *New*
- Twenty for Tuesday XXIII *New*
- Greek & Latin Classics *New*
- Japan *New*
- Provenance! *New*
- Virgin of Guadalupe *New*
- Games Sports Puzzles Pastimes *New*
- Dictionaries *New*
PHILLIP J. PIRAGES FINE BOOKS & MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS
Featured item:
JESSE, J. HENEAGE. LONDON: ITS CELEBRATED CHARACTERS AND REMARKABLE PLACES
(London: Richard Bentley, 1871) 200 x 130 mm. (7 3/4 x 5”). Three volumes expanded to six. “SPECIAL COPY, extra illustrated in six volumes.” CHARMING OLIVE GREEN CRUSHED MOROCCO, GILT AND WITH PICTORIAL INLAY, BY BAYNTUN (stamp-signed on front turn-in), upper covers with leafy strapwork gilt frame, central inlay in multiple colors of morocco depicting one of the characters from the book, with gilt lettering beneath it, lower covers with gilt-rule frame, raised bands, spines gilt in compartments with strapwork and leaf ornament, gilt lettering, gilt-ruled turn-ins, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Housed together in a green cloth slipcase. WITH 537 PLATES, consisting of 27 folding plates (nine hand-colored), 124 hand-colored plates (19 of them from the Rowlandson “Dr. Syntax” series), and 386 black & white engravings, all but one of the plates with original tissue guard. Spines evenly sunned to a pleasing hazel brown, one leaf with neat repair to upper corner (away from text), occasional mild foxing to plates (usually marginal, never offensive), other trivial imperfections, but A VERY FINE SET, clean and fresh, with none of the offsetting that usually plagues extra-illustrated works, IN SPARKLING BINDINGS.
This is perhaps the ultimate copy of Jesse’s entertaining and informative tour of his beloved city and the characters who have inhabited it over the centuries: it was professionally “grangerized” with fine specimens of 96 relevant prints, all with tissue guards; it was beautifully bound by a leading firm in a style that perfectly complements the contents; and, despite these obvious benefits, it has seen very little use. John Heneage Jesse (1809-74) wrote a number of popular historical works, including royal biographies and court memoirs, that drew praise for their conscientious attention to fact and detail, if not for their originality or wit. Described by DNB as “a dedicated Londoner, [who] seldom ventured away from the metropolitan area,” Jesses leads us here through the districts of his home city, relating anecdotes, noting the locations of momentous events, and pointing out architectural treasures. The added portraits, scenes, and views help to bring his account to life, and the diligent use of tissue guards has prevented these illustrations from affecting the adjacent leaves in a detrimental way. Rowlandson’s famous caricatures from “Dr. Syntax,” portraying the amusing adventures of a country parson in the metropolis, comprise just one example of the half a thousand inserted plates here. The bindings from Bayntun of Bath depict some of the humble characters whose presence gives the capital so much of its flavor: those who sell their wares on the streets and do everyday jobs that keep the city running. The Bayntun firm, founded in Bath in 1894, is now the last of the great Victorian trade binderies still in family ownership. Our binding probably dates from the first quarter of the 20th century, when the workshop was known for imaginative designs that involved the augmenting of gilt decoration with inlaid pictorial designs.
Offered by Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and found in "Catalogue 76" (item #100).
- Signed Modern Firsts I: Achebe-Kunzru *New*
- Curios, Oddities and Recondita — books for the connoisseur
- The Bunker Hill Archive (Newsletter)
- New Historical Documents (Newsletter)
RABELAIS BOOKS ON FOOD & DRINK
RICHARD C. RAMER, OLD & RARE BOOKS
- Special List 376, Zoology *New*
- Special List 375, Fiction *New*
- Special List 374, Shipwrecks & Maritime Literature *New*
- Special List 373: Communism & Socialism *New*
- Special List 372: Knights & Military Orders *New*
- Special List 371, Botany *New*
30 volumes. Paris: En la Imprenta de E. Thunot y Cª; text Paris: en casa del Autor and Chile: en el Museo de Historia Natural de Santiago, 1844-1871. Large 4° (37 x 29 cm.) and large 8º, text in contemporary quarter green morocco over marbled boards, atlas in contemporary half morocco; spines gilt, some rubbed, head and tail of a few volumes frayed. Hinge of volume II of atlas strengthened; spines of 2 atlas volumes and 4 volumes of text not quite uniform. Together 30 volumes (28 volumes text, in 8°, and 2 volumes atlas, in large 4°). Some foxing to text, very occasional marginal spotting to plates, tear in lower margin of one plate (affecting caption). A handsome set overall. Rubberstamps of former owner on all half-titles, and on titles of text volumes. 30 volumes.
FIRST EDITION. Monumental account of the natural and civil history of Chile, with two volumes of beautiful illustrations, mostly hand-colored. Gay’s work set the tone for all future historiographers of Chile with its meticulous examination of sources, including contemporary documents from the period immediately following the conquest. The overall condition of this copy as well as the quality of the plates and coloring are far superior to most. In fact, many copies are without coloring altogether. In addition, this set has the complete text, which is unusual since the work was issued over a period of 27 years. The two volumes of the atlas contain a total of 315 plates: one tinted lithographic frontispiece portrait; 20 engraved maps plus a folding cloth-backed map of Chile; two hand-colored plates of antiquities; 53 lithographic plates of views and costumes (12 are hand-finished colored, 41 are tinted); and 238 hand-colored engraved plates (103 botanical, 135 zoological).
Offered by Richard C. Ramer, Old & Rare Books and found in "Special LIst 376 : Zoology."
- E-list - The Female Voice: 30 Items Written by Women *New*
- E-list - Virtual Book Fair, June 2020 *New*
- Americana e-list - The Untrained Eye: Vernacular Photograph Albums & Amateur Photography *New*
- Americana E-list: Dapper Wrappers *New*
- New Acquisitions in Americana (May 11, 2020) *New*
- Americana E-list: The American City: Creation, Community & Commerce *New*
- LIST 326: SPRING MISCELLANY: Books, Pamphlets, Manuscripts, Photographs, and Ephemera *New*
- LIST 325: VIRGINIA — Books, Pamphlets, & Ephemera, primarily from a multi-generational, single-family collection
B&L ROOTENBERG RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
- Christo Catalogue *New*
- Medicine & the Health Science, BC (Before Covid) *New*
- Even More Treasures from Durham *New*
BARRY LAWRENCE RUDERMAN ANTIQUE MAPS, INC.
- E-list: Recently Catalogued (June 9, 2020) *New*
- Recently Catalogued (June 1, 2020) *New*
- Recently Catalogued (May 19, 2020) *New*
- Recently Catalogued (May 12, 2020) *New*
- Catalog 164: Low Spots *New*
Featured item:
Warren, John. The Conchologist.
Boston: Russell, Odiorne & Metcalf, 1834. First edition, small 4to, pp. [4], 204; lithograph frontispiece and 16 composite lithograph plates; contemporary and likely original red roan-backed marbled boards, gilt lettered direct on gilt-paneled spine; spine worn, and chipped at the bottom, joints cracked, occasional light spotting, leaf [16-4] with two tiny holes affecting a half-dozen letters (sense remains clear); good, sound, and quite clean. This copy inscribed by the author to "Miss Mugford from Mr. Warren, Boston Oct. 9, 1835." Misss Mugford is likely Sarah S. Mugford of Salem, an invalid poet, dress-maker, and needlepoint artist. (See Worcester, Samuel M., Triumph in Trial. A Memorial of Sarah S. Mugford, of Salem, Mass., Boston, 1862.)
This is the first American manual of conchology. Includes a "Glossary of terms used in conchology" on pp. 120-22.
Offered by Rulon-Miller Books and found in "Recently Catalogued (May 12, 2020)" (item #33).
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- Henry Miller *New*
- ABAA Virtual Book Fair *New*
- Michael McClure *New*
- Book Arts (May 5, 2020) *New*
- Pomology - a short list of 17th-19th century works
- 17th - 19th Century Works Relating To Art: Including Catalogues, Auctions, Essays, etc.
- List: 150th Anniversary of Mendeleev's Periodic System
- California Book Fair 2019: 130 Items on Science and Medicine is now available on request from scientiabk@gmail.com...
- Occasional List 71: "Baths, and how to take them." *New*
- Occasional List 70: "In these Raggs and hungry Bowels, down, down, down" *New*
- May 2020: Order from Home (Newsletter)
MARC SELVAGGIO, BOOKS & EPHEMERA
- Virtual Miscellany of Real Items *New*
- E-List 3: Transportation *New*
- Health & Medicine ephemera, Part Two *New*
- E-list #2: Health & Medicine *New*
Featured item:
Hand, Dr. D[avid] B. Dr. Hand’s Remedies contain no stupefying narcotic drugs. Dr. Hand’s Common Sense Advice to Parents. 24th ed. [Philadelphia: Hand Medicine Co., ca. 1912.] 14 cm. [32]pp + pictorial chromo wrappers (of children hanging onto a life preserver made of Dr. Hand medications). Fuzzy half-tones of kids throughout. Replete with dated testimonials from happy parents. OCLC cites on two locations for a 29th edition (1916), at the Winterthur and Rochester.
Offered by Marc Selvaggio, Books & Ephemera and found in "Health & Medicine Ephemera, Part 2."
- An Agent of Change (Blog) *New*
- Menus Old & New *New*
- Photo Albums (Blog) *New*
- Little Books, a Short List *New*
- That Bastard Term, a Short List *New*
MICHAEL R. THOMPSON RARE BOOKS
- E-list #27: Women's Rights, African -Americana, Gay Rights, Civil Rights... *New*
- E-list #24 Women's Rights & Protest Ephemera
Featured item:
INTERNATIONAL LADIES' GARMENT WORKERS' UNION
Signature of 450,000: This publication is a presentation of the 65th Anniversary Convention of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Miami Beach, Florida, May 1965.
New York: ILGWU, 1965. 64 pages. Compilation of photographs that tell the history of the ILGWU to commemorate the union's 65th anniversary. Original union receipt, showing purchase of this book, tipped in. Side-stapled with tanning to edges of back cover. Mild wear to front cover with a minute crease to the edge of the right upper corner; lower right corned and pages slightly creased as well, not effecting text. Circular stain on the letter "u" of title, not effecting readability, else very good.
Offered by Tomberg Rare Books and found in "E-list #27."
- Joint Catalog 2 or We’d Rather Be Chatting Around the Water Cooler *New* -- in cooperation with johnson rare books & archives and McBride Rare Books.
- List 82: Utah and the Mormons *New*
- Books of the Day Regularly Posted to Their Twitter Feed...
- Carol Blinn's Warwick Press *New*
- Miniature Books *New*
- Calligraphy & a Bit of Paleography *New*
- Typographics *New*
- Books Illustrated with Wood Engravings *New*
- Type Foundry Specimens *New*
- Catalog 247: From the Private Library of PHILIP K. WILSON, PH.D. *New*
- Catalog 246: Bookseller’s Cabinet: From the Shelves of EDWIN VICTOR GLASER, Bookseller *New*
- Catalog 245: The Lion’s Share of Books Rendered & Procured: Rags to Riches Books in the Sciences *New*
- New Acquisitions (May 5, 2020) *New*
- New York Addundum
JOHN WINDLE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLER
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