Catalogs

Spring New Acquisitions NOT Going to NYC ABAA 2025

Spring New Acquisitions NOT Going to NYC ABAA 2025

This week we offer a list of new acquisitions for Spring! These are items not part of the list for the ABAA New York Rare Book Fair April 6-9th, 2025 at the Park Avenue Armory. We will be debuting the fair list shortly. Until please enjoy this list and we will be pleased to answer any inquiries.

ABAA Holiday Virtual Book Fair - 2024

ABAA Holiday Virtual Book Fair - 2024

The ABAA's holiday edition virtual fair is running from Dec 5-7. This list includes all 50 items we will be showing and the 20 items we have to rotate/replace sold items. While this list is without illustrations, each item has illustrations at the fair and, if you wish to see any prior to its opening, just ask.

Boston ABAA Book Fair Long List 2024

Boston ABAA Book Fair Long List 2024

Please find our ‘long list’ of items we will have in our booth at the Boston ABAA book fair. There are a handful of items that we are holding back to be surprises in the booth. We hope we will see you this coming weekend.

Witches for All Hallows Eve - 2024

Witches for All Hallows Eve - 2024

This features a short list of Witches … Witches, Witchcraft, and general witchery to celebrate the season. The list includes a handsome 17th century copy of The Mystery of Witch-craft to modern British witch Doreen Valiente’s ABC of Witchcraft and much more. Please let us know if you have questions or would like images. Thank you, as always, for your consideration.

Natural History - Fall 20224

Natural History - Fall 20224

This week we offer a shortish, lightly illustrated list touching on Natural History. There are a fair number of often-challenging-to-find pamphlets and bulletins. There are only a handful of illustrations, so please do not hesitate to ask if you’d like to see a specific title, etc. Thank you, as always, for your consideration.

ABAA 75th Anniversary List

ABAA 75th Anniversary List

This week we offer a rather long but very interesting list of items celebrating the ABAA’s 75th anniversary. As these items were included in the recent virtual fair, there are images available of all. We are trying something new, and there is a link in each listing to our website with images and some additional information. Thank you, as always, for your consideration.

Oliver Sacks' Brilliant Mind

Oliver Sacks' Brilliant Mind

Oliver Sacks was, first and foremost, a polymath with a questing and insatiable intellect...a simply brilliant mind. His polymathic qualities are evident in his ability to seamlessly navigate and contribute to diverse fields, including neurology, literature, naturalism, music, ethics, and philosophy. His work continues to inspire and influence individuals across various disciplines.One of the profound joys of working with his library is how well it embodies his intense desire to broaden and deepen his understanding of…well…everything. Here is a tiny sample of that spectrum.

Continental Books: 1580-1880

Continental Books: 1580-1880

This week we offer a new list featuring European Continental books, including works published in French, German, Latin, and Italian. Highlights include an early anthropodermic binding with a detailed provenance (1668); history of Italy (1592) with manuscript material bound in; a description of famous natural baths (springs) in Switzerland (1880); a treatise on childhood illness (1778) and a German book of children’s stories with handcolored plates (1825). The first few pages are the illustrated Highlights followed by the text only Long List. Additional images upon request.