Rare Book Monthly

Articles - December - 2019 Issue

Fourteen New Catalogues Reviewed This Month

14 new catalogues.

14 new catalogues.

For December we review 14 new bookseller catalogues. The Raab Collection celebrates 30 years in the field with a selection of important autograph material. Mark Funke Bookseller offers a spectacular catalogue, devoting 143 pages to 25 special items. Honey & Wax Booksellers presents a variety of fascinating books and related items.

 

David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has a new catalogue of rare Americana. Old West Books focuses on western Americana. L&T Respess Books presents a selection of African-Americana, the Civil War and the South. The George S. MacManus Company focuses entirely on the Civil War.

 

The William Reese Company heads south of the border for a catalogue of Latin Americana. Shapero Rare Books heads east to India and South East Asia. Patrick McGahern Books takes us on travels and explorations all over the globe, with a notable selection from the Arctic.

 

The Kelmscott Bookshop features artists' books, private press, miniature books, art & photography, literature, history, and more. Brian Cassidy Bookseller is focused on the counterculture and similar material. John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller offers 43 books of fables. Zephyr Used & Rare Books features scientific and technological books.

 

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