Hordern House has prepared a magnificent new catalogue entitled The Great South Land. Searching for the antipodes, from classical scholars to Quiros & Dampier. Before describing the catalogue's content, we first need to mention its presentation. Hordern House produces some of the most spectacular book catalogues you will find, and this one is certainly no exception. Three-quarters of an inch thick, this is a large hardcover book, richly illustrated and filled with detailed descriptions of its books and subject matter. It will be a collectible soon enough itself.
Hordern House i...
This month we review the first catalogue from Matthew David Jones, Antiquarian Bookseller. It is appropriately named Catalog #1, Summer 2011.
This is the first venture into cataloguing for the Sa...
Sotheran's or Henry Sotheran Limited, of London, has issued a very special catalogue to celebrate a remarkable anniversary - 250 years in the bookselling business. Sotheran's began business in 1761...
The Ten Pound Island Book Company has issued their Maritime List 203. It offers 75 seaworthy books and ephemeral items. Located in Gloucester, Massachusetts, it is only natural that Ten Pound Islan...
The Veatchs Arts of the Book has published their latest selection: Catalogue 69. It features fine printing and binding, type specimens, and many other items relating to printing, fine and pri...
Back of Beyond Books recently published their Rare Book Catalogue 6. The Moab, Utah, based bookseller opens their catalogue by noting, "we're experiencing one of the wettest and muggiest summers th...
The Antiquariaat Forum and Asher Rare Books have offered a catalogue of Rare and Important Atlases, Autographs, Books, Drawings and Manuscripts. We are a little behind in receiving this catalogue f...
Between the Covers Rare Books has issued Catalog 171, dubbed In The Pipeline. This is a collection of new acquisitions that have been flowing, so to speak, onto their shelves. This is not the most ...
The William Reese Company recently issued their Bulletin 21: American Cartography. It includes 32 important American maps and atlases from the 18th and 19th century. Maps are harder to explai...
