Rare Book Monthly Reviews - January - 2019 Issue

Fine Illustrated Books [and] Captain Cook: An Anniversary Catalogue from Shapero Rare Books

Fine Illustrated Books [and] Captain Cook: An Anniversary Catalogue from Shapero Rare Books

Two catalogues from Shapero Rare Books were received this month at Rare Book Hub—Fine Illustrated Booksand Captain Cook: An Anniversary Catalogue—and they are both impressive for different reasons. Fine Illustrated Books demonstrates the vastness of the field, with maps, natural history, art, and Hebrew material some of the representatives. In an era where visual works are highly sought after, there is something appealing for the serious collector of many different individual subjects contained within. Captain Cook, on the other hand, reflects ...

An Interesting Mix from Honey & Wax Booksellers

An Interesting Mix from Honey & Wax Booksellers

Honey & Wax Booksellers has released their seventh catalogue. It is untitled and undescribed, which makes it a challenge to provide a reasonable description. I am not up to the challenge. I wil...

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European Antiquarian Works (and a few others) from Zinos Books

European Antiquarian Works (and a few others) from Zinos Books

Zinos Books has issued their 2019 Winter Catalog of Rare & Antiquarian Books. Zinos' catalogues are not topic specific, but are broken down by century. Centuries from the 16th-21st are represen...

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Graphic Arts, Bindings, Specimens, Fine Printing & More from the Veatchs Arts of the Book

Graphic Arts, Bindings, Specimens, Fine Printing & More from the Veatchs Arts of the Book

The Veatchs Arts of the Book has released their Catalogue 90. They provide a concise description of what can be found inside: "recent acquisitions, graphic arts, bindings, Koops 1800, Senefelder 18...

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The 19th Century American West from Old West Books

The 19th Century American West from Old West Books

Old West Books has released their Catalog 46 of Rare, Out of Print Books on the American West. The material here generally covers that period from slightly before the middle of the 19th century to ...

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Hans Meyer and the Conquering of Kilimanjaro from Antiquariat Kainbacher

Hans Meyer and the Conquering of Kilimanjaro from Antiquariat Kainbacher

Antiquariat Kainbacher has issued a catalogue entitled Der Gipfel Des Kilimandscharo Afrika – Expeditionen Und Reisen Hans Meyer, Oscar Baumann, Julius Wilhelm (The Summit Of Kilimanjaro Afri...

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Catalogue XXVII of old books and ephemera from Samuel Gedge Ltd.

Catalogue XXVII of old books and ephemera from Samuel Gedge Ltd.

Samuel Gedge Ltd. has released their Catalogue XXVII. Using Roman numerals for their numbers makes sense, because what Gedge offers is old material, heavily concentrated in 17th to early 19th centu...

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A Winter-Holiday Catalogue from Raptis Rare Books

A Winter-Holiday Catalogue from Raptis Rare Books

Raptis Rare Books recently published a new catalogue. While it does not carry a title, the cover illustration implies this is a holiday or winter catalogue. If it's a little late to be buying gifts...

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The 17th Century from the William Reese Co.

The 17th Century from the William Reese Co.

The William Reese Company has published a catalogue devoted to The 17th Century. This century comes in the middle of the age of exploration and discovery, and in the Americas, settlement. Reese's m...

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Canadiana, Maps, Prints, and Rare Books from Patrick McGahern Books

Canadiana, Maps, Prints, and Rare Books from Patrick McGahern Books

Patrick McGahern Books has released their Catalogue 271. Canadian Rare Books, Maps and Prints, Rare and Antiquarian Books. While Canadiana is McGahern's specialty, it should be noted that the Rare ...

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Japanese Books, Manuscripts, & Scrolls from Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Japanese Books, Manuscripts, & Scrolls from Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller has issued a catalogue of Japanese Books, Manuscripts & Scrolls. It is a sign of the internationalization of the book trade (and most other things as well). Hill is ...

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A Miscellany from Ursus Rare Books

A Miscellany from Ursus Rare Books

Ursus Rare Books recently issued a Holiday Miscellany 2018. We may be at the tail end of the holiday season now, but the books are still rare and collectible. They will serve equally well as gifts ...

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