Very Old and Rare Books from Martayan Lan
By Michael Stillman
The 36th catalogue of Martyan Lan of New York contains 246 rare books from the 15th to
19th centuries. Most of these works are European in origin, very old, and of considerable
significance. Severable are incunables.
The catalogue is divided into sections suitable for different types of collections. The first
topic is travel, geography and voyages, followed by the history of science. The latter is
divided into astronomy; physics, mathematics and alchemy; and medicine, natural history and
mining. Next it moves to arts and humanities, and fi...