Rare Book Monthly Reviews - December - 2003 Issue

Catalogue Review – Oak Knoll Catalogue 251

Catalogue Review – Oak Knoll Catalogue 251

By Mike Stillman

Oak Knoll Books is noted for selling “books about books,” and this latest catalogue is no exception. However, rather than breaking its offerings into many categories as usual, they have used just two this time: books about books and bibliography. And, while Oak Knoll always offers a healthy selection of bibliographies, they’ve outdone themselves this time with over 500 listings. There seem to be bibliographies of just about any kind of book you could dream of collecting.

There are numerous state bibliographies, and not just for California or Texas, but for smaller s...

Catalogue Review – Travel Books From Bernard J. Shapero

Catalogue Review – Travel Books From Bernard J. Shapero

By Mike Stillman

Mb>Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books has just released their latest catalogue, “Travel Books – Recent Acquisitions 2003.” Shapero is a London bookseller and most of the material re...

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Catalogue Review &#150;  South Americana<br>From Flo Silver Books

Catalogue Review &#150; South Americana<br>From Flo Silver Books

By Mike Stillman

Flo Silver’s catalogue titles, like old book titles, are very descriptive and very long. Her latest catalogue is titled “Catalogue 68: Mexico, Central, and South America: Archa...

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Catalogue Review:<br>James Cummins Bookseller

Catalogue Review:<br>James Cummins Bookseller

By Mike Stillman

James Cummins Bookseller has recently issued his “Catalogue 87.” It is a varied collection of 76 items and what they have in common is that each is uncommon.

An example of ...

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Catalogue Review: Color-Plate<br>Books from Heritage Book Shop

Catalogue Review: Color-Plate<br>Books from Heritage Book Shop

By Mike Stillman

It’s not very often that a catalogue comes along about which very little can be said. After all, books are themselves filled with words. So, here’s a catalogue that leaves me s...

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Catalogue Review: Periodicals<br>From William Reese Company

Catalogue Review: Periodicals<br>From William Reese Company

By Mike Stillman

Catalogue 228 is an unusual venture for the William Reese Company. Noted for handling many of the most important books and manuscripts of American history for the past quarter ...

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