Shapero Rare Books has proved to be the rare exception, still issuing printed catalogues during the coronavirus epidemic. It is a welcome relief to be able to open a tangible book. The title of their latest is Travel 2020. The catalogue is from 2020, the travels are not. Those are all much older, often very much older. They primarily started from England and continental Europe, and went all over the world. Some were for exploration, others for government or military reasons, some for trade, and others just private adventurers out to see the world. Shapero has divided their catalogue into se...
Whitmore Rare Books has issued a new printed catalogue in a time when such catalogues have become scarce. This one is their Catalogue 21. Whitmore offers a variety of books - fiction, nonfiction, m...