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AARDVARK BOOKS/EZRA THE BOOKFINDER
- E-list #22: Konstantin Tsiolkovsky: Astronautics as Esoteric Utopian Philosophy *New*
- E-list #21: September Miscellany
ANTIPODEAN BOOKS, MAPS, PRINTS
- E-list #44 ~ W.W.I., Americana, Australia, Photographs, Maps, Ephemera
- E-list #43 ~ Antipodean Books at the Brooklyn Virtual Book Fair
- Electronic List 132: 19th Century French Illustration and Caricature
- Electronic List 131: ABAA Virtual Book Fair, 2020
- Wendell Berry (Newsletter)
- Cather & Chips (Newsletter)
- E-List 6: Historical Documents -- African-American Founder and Bishop Richard Allen / Revolutionary-Era Latin America
- 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
Featured item:
The Hound of Death and Other Stories by Christie, Agatha
Hard Cover. London: Odhams Press Limited, 1933. First Edition. Near Fine / Dust Jacket Included.
First edition, first printing. Original publisher's maroon cloth; illustrated dust jacket in blue and green, lettered in black. Near fine with only some light fading to the spine; in the original unclipped dust jacket with some light wear to the edges and several small creases, lower spine chipped with some shallow loss. A very attractive example in the fragile dust jacket.
Offered by B & B Rare Books and found in "New Arrivals: January 2021."
- Occasional E-list (November 2020)
- June 30, E-list
- The History of Colonialism and Imperialism Across the Globe
- Colorado River and Other Western Rivers (October 6, 2020)
W. C. BAKER RARE BOOKS & EPHEMERA
- Celebrating African-American Authors
- Required Reading (January 2021)
- Books by, for, and About, Women 1649-1877
- English Libertine Literature 1652-1843 -- Catalog available by request stuart@sbrarebooks.com
- Special Collections (February 2021)
- Poland: Art, History, Politics
Featured item:
Carroll, Jim
New York: Penguin Books, 1987. First Edition Thus.
Small Octavo (7 3/4 x 5 inches; 196 x 128 mm), 210 pages, in stiff pictorial wrappers.
SIGNED by Jim Carroll on the title page. Carroll's classic account of growing up in New York in the early 1960s, full of drugs, sex, and crime. Tombouctou Books published The Basketball Diaries in 1978; this is a reissue by Penguin Books. Uncommon signed.
CONDITION: Small sticker to rear wrapper, some slight edge wear. Interior clean, page edges lightly toned. A Very Good copy.
Offered by Le Bookiniste and found in "Greenwich Village Antiquarian Book Fair."
- Summer Miscellany
- Spring Sale -- 30 first and limited editions
- Caldecott Winning Illustrators Series: Gail E. Haley
- Building Your Rare Book Collection During a Pandemic (Blog)
- James Gillray
- Thomas Rowlandson (Newsletter)
- Brattlecast #90: Go West (Podcast)
- Brattlecast #89: Virtual Book Fairs (Podcast)
- Ernest Hemingway: A Selection of 16 Books
- Bibliography Week Showcase Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, Vol. 4, Vol. 5
ANDREW CAHAN, BOOKSELLER, LTD.
- A Brief Ollapod of Early Imprints (& a manuscript) 1495-1800
- Catalog 8: Mostly Works from the 15th-18th Centuries, with a Scatter of Modern Material
- 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
- New Arrivals (February 1, 2021)
- Catalog #88, Medical Books from the Fifteenth to the Twentieth Centuries -- This catalog is print-only. To request a copy, contact MedBks@aol.com...
Featured item:
The collection spanning half a century presents a sampling of over 50 paper fabric labels or "tickets" used to differentiate and promote various type of fabric. From the early days forward they include:| embossed die-cut silvered 3 ¼” x 4" labels with elaborate border decoration and mostly animals or women as the central image. No indication of product or manufacturer. |Solid coated stock with embossed decorative borders surrounding a central image. Some include areas to write numbers and quantities. Usually rectangle, but some die-cut shapes with elaborate design |Polished stock with border decoration and product name at center. Still relatively small format. Vivid color. |Black and white engraving with relevant product imagery and name. Often imagery of exterior of mills. |Large format with elaborate border decoration, large central image of interest often unrelated to the product and product name. |Artistic printing employing numerous type faces and design elements, product name and unrelated appealing imagery.|Simple border with very large central image often drawn from popular culture, history or patriotism amidst relative items relative to the central image, but unrelated to the named product. 8" x 9 ½” or larger. This category includes an even larger label that includes a map of the United States and a backdrop of flags.
Offered by Eclectibles and found in "E-list 80."
- Comic collection of William "Gatz" Hjortsberg -- Details available upon request from info@elkriverbooks.com...
- Highlights from the ABAA Virtual Book Fair
Featured item:
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. First edition. 8vo. [10], 4-238, [8] pp. Blue paper covered boards quarter-bound in maroon cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $3.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. A Near Fine book in a Very Good+ dust jacket with a few traces of edge wear. Bruccoli A 20.1.a. A nice copy of the thirteenth Lew Archer mystery.
Offered by Evening Star Books and found in "February New Arrivals."
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 Acquisitions (February 2021) *New*
- Fine and Rare Books & Prints, January 2021
THOMAS A. GOLDWASSER RARE BOOKS
DAVID A. HAMILTON AMERICANA BOOKS
- Voyages, Travel, & Atlases (January 2021)
- Winter Miscellany (January 2021)
JONATHAN A. HILL, BOOKSELLER, INC.
- E-list 172: 50 New Arrivals
- E-list 171: 50 New Arrivals | Richard Avedon, Donald Judd, Robert Frost, Mary Oliver
- Manuscripts, Letters & Art (New York Book Fair)
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 (August 2020)
- New Arrivals (January 2020)
MICHAEL LAIRD RARE BOOK & MANUSCRIPTS
- Roman Law: 30 Items (February 9, 2021) *New*
- American, Continental, English & Mexican Pamphlets, 1640–1992: 30 Items (February 2, 2021)
DAVID M. LESSER, FINE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS
LIBER ANTIQUUS, EARLY PRINTED BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
- On Our Shelves No. 27 – Beast and Man in India (Video)
- Rare Book Moment 26: Look for relationships in your collection (Video)
- E-cat featuring Anti-fascism, racial stereotypes, mid-century folk and propaganda and more
- Around the World in Ephemera
- Books You Didn't Know You Were Looking For: Unusual Titles from Boni & Liveright *New*
- The Black Arts Movement: Selections
J. & J. LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS
STUART LUTZ HISTORIC DOCUMENTS
- 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
- 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
Featured item:
Menendez, Anthony E. Guide to Havana and Vicinity.
Havana: Book Store Obispo, 1899. 96pp., plus two folding maps and fourteen leaves of advertisements. Oblong 12mo. Original cloth wrappers, gilt lettered. Wraps fading at edges, with some light wear; spine ends chipped. Text block and maps detached. Some separations along map folds, with several verso tape repairs. Light tanning. Good.
A fascinating and extremely rare bilingual guide to Havana. The book was produced by a Havana book shop after the conclusion of the Spanish-American War, likely in an attempt to take advantage of an increase in Anglophone tourism with the United States having taken possession of Cuba for a brief period. The author, clearly not a practiced speaker of English, does his level best to translate his Spanish text, but often succumbs to awkward phrasings and improper usage; it is nevertheless an entirely readable effort.
The first section focuses on travel to and within Cuba, and is quite thorough, particularly in its discussion of rail service and omnibus routes. A second shorter section lays out options for hotel and dining arrangements. The final part comprises a narrative description of the sights in Havana and nearby areas. After a second title-page, the sections repeat in Spanish, with a short appendix at the rear in English that discusses road routes from Havana to other parts of Cuba. Also included are numerous illustrated advertisements for hotels, products, and services, and two attractive folding maps, partially printed in color, one of Havana and one of the entire island. Quite rare, we locate only two copies, at the Library of Congress and the National Library of Cuba.
A very interesting, locally produced guide for Havana and Cuba at the end of the 19th century, just after the Spanish-American War.
Offered by McBride Rare Books and found in "List 25: Cuba."
BRUCE MCKITTRICK RARE BOOKS, INC.
- Leaps & Bounds: New Acquisitions After May 2020
- New Acquisitions to the Bishop Collection of Thomas Bird Mosher and the Mosher Press (May 2020)
- Father's Day Gift Offerings
- E-list: Stocking Stuffers (Newsletter)
- Catalog 53 - January 2021 -- by subscription only. Contact oldwestbooks@earthlink.net for details about obtaining a copy.
Featured item:
Child's Mourning Cockade for Lincoln - with a Photograph
[Berks County, PA]?: 1865. A black and white cloth cockade surrounding a small framed tintype of Lincoln. Very good. As issued. A rare survival. A school-child's mourning cockade for Lincoln. Accompanying the artifact is the following handwritten testimonial from the late 19th century: "All the Sunday Schools wore these badges for three months in memory of Lyncon [sic]. This is mine. Mrs. Margaret C Brown." Accompanied by a near contemporary paper box used to preserve it.
Offered by Palinurus Antiquarian Books, and found in "January 2021."
R & A PETRILLA, ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS
PHILADELPHIA RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
PHILLIP J. PIRAGES FINE BOOKS & MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS
- The Bunker Hill Archive (Newsletter)
- New Historical Documents (Newsletter)
RABELAIS BOOKS ON FOOD & DRINK
RICHARD C. RAMER, OLD & RARE BOOKS
- Special List 402: Ethiopia, Kenya & Tanzania
- Special List 401: Not Located in OCLC, Part V: Items 401-450, Souza - Xavier
- California Virtual Book Fair *New*
- Catalog 374: Science & Technology *New*
- New Acquisitions in Americana: February 2021 *New*
- Americana E-list: In the Courtroom *New*
- Winter Letters *New*
Featured item:
Barba, Alvaro Alonso: GRÜNDLICHER UNTERRICHT VON DEN METALLEN....
Ephrata: J. Georg Zeisiger, 1763. 198,[4],14pp., including a second titlepage within the pagination and a full-page plate on p.187. Contemporary ruled calf, raised bands. Boards rubbed and edgeworn, chipped at spine ends, small chip in front board. Lightly tanned and foxed. Overall, very good, in original condition. In a half morocco and cloth folding case, spine gilt.
The first book on mining and geology published in North America. Barba’s work was originally published in Madrid in 1640 as Arte de los Metales. Barba was a priest who was at Potosí, Peru when its silver mining industry was at its height. The book, the earliest on American mining, ores, and minerals, gives a description of the revolutionary practices being implemented in the mines. Barba describes the generation of metals, methods of extracting silver by mercury, the process discovered in 1607 for extracting gold, silver, and copper by boiling with a salt solution and mercury in a copper vessel, and the refining and separation of these metals. There is also a chapter on petroleum products in Peru and elsewhere. The plate shows mining tools and a brick oven.
This Pennsylvania printing of Barba’s work makes it the first book printed in the British colonies on mining and mineralogy, and therefore a landmark publication. Why it was printed by the Ephrata Cloister, which operated the second German language press in the colonies, is a mysterious and interesting question. Copper mines had been discovered in neighboring New Jersey in the early 18th century, but coal was not mined in Pennsylvania until the 1770s, and the Appalachian gold deposits were not discovered until after the founding of the United States. “Very rare imprint” – Sabin, who notes that a copy had been recently (i.e. 1886) priced in a dealer catalogue for $90. A rare work, and an Americana landmark. Rink locates seven copies.
Offered by William Reese Company and found in "Catalog 374 Science & Technology."
- LIST 327: LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB -- 136 titles
- LIST 326: SPRING MISCELLANY: Books, Pamphlets, Manuscripts, Photographs, and Ephemera
- Fine Literature -- a joint catalog with James Cummins Bookseller
- New York NY
B&L ROOTENBERG RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
BARRY LAWRENCE RUDERMAN ANTIQUE MAPS, INC.
- 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...
- Catalog #239: From the Library of Pulitzer-Prize Winner Tad Mosel
- Catalog #238: From the Library of a NY Luddite: American Literature
- Presidents and Leaders: Portraits and Documents Auction 2021
- The Bill Taub NASA Photo and Memorabilia Collection
MARC SELVAGGIO, BOOKS & EPHEMERA
- Yachts and Yachting -- Joint catalog with Rulon-Miller Books.
- Maritime List 295 - Which Way is Christmas Island
MICHAEL R. THOMPSON RARE BOOKS
- E-list #35: Women's Rights, African Americana, Protest flyers...etc.
- E-list #27: Women's Rights, African -Americana, Gay Rights, Civil Rights...
- 10 Dictionaries for People who Love the Oddities of English
- 10 Books from Virginia Woolf and from her Hogarth Press
- List 17: American Real Estate and Promotional Literature
- List 16: Police & Community in the United States
- Catalog 255: THE GEORGE W. KAPLAN, MD UROLOGY & MEDICAL HISTORY LIBRARY
- Catalog 254: EROTIC FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS
- New Acquisitions (May 5, 2020)
- New York Addundum
- E-list Stories in the Margins: A List of Annotated Books *New*
- Men & Women Behaving Badly: A Short List of Etiquette Books, Novels, and Social Reform Materials
JOHN WINDLE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLER
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