This month we have received our first catalogue from B & L Rootenberg Rare Books of Sherman Oaks, California. This is Catalogue 12 for the Los Angeles area bookseller that has been in business since 1970. Its title, which corresponds with the fields in which Rootenberg specializes, is Fine Books. Science, Medicine, Natural History, and Early Printing. It is filled with early publications on the scientific discoveries of the time (which could be anywhere from the 16th to 20th centuries), some pseudo-science, medicine, both good and bad, and other historic works. This i...
This month we review our first catalogue from Kelmscott Bookshop Rare Books of Baltimore. This is their Catalog 3: Artists' Books, Private Press, the Pre-Raphaelites, Willia...
Thomas Cullen, Rockland Bookman has issued his Catalog #45 - Books and Manuscripts. This is an unusual collection of antiquarian items, filled with works that will fascinate ...
Catalogue 175 from James Pepper Rare Books has arrived, and it contains the type of material we would expect from a Pepper catalogue. There are many items related to film and...
Waverly Books has issued a new catalogue of books and associated items, this one their List 157. It contains no specific description or subject, but what you will find is muc...
The latest catalogue from J and J Hanrahan features items from Joyce Hanrahan's Maurice Sendak collection. The official title is Maurice Sendak. The First Twenty-Five Years. ...
Librairie Thomas-Scheler of Paris has issued their 36th catalogue of Livres Anciens (antiquarian books). This catalogue is written in the French language, as are most of the ...
The Lawbook Exchange has released its Catalogue 57 of recent acquisitions in Law and Legal History. Their catalogues mix scholarly antiquarian legal texts with accounts of tr...
Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books has issued a special catalogue, special for those looking to collect rare and unusual books at sharply discounted prices. This is Shapero's Summ...
The William Reese Company has presented a list of items that will appeal to those fascinated by the day-to-day life of those at sea in the 19th and earlier centuries. These a...
This month we received a new catalogue from Oak Knoll Press too late for review. Normally, we would simply publish a review the following month. However, this is a sale catal...