Maggs Bros. has issued their Catalogue 1518 (they've been around a long time), titled Voyages & Travel. The destinations of these travels are still there but most bear little resemblance to what is seen in these books. Neither are the modes of travel much like they were in these books. They are mostly very old journeys, centuries ago, and the descriptions and images the travelers brought home are of a world very different from today. It makes these accounts fascinating when a trip that takes a few hours by plane today took days, weeks, months, even years, and the hardships and risks wer...
Ursus Rare Books has issued their Catalogue 355 of Rare Illustrated Books 1540-1994. That's almost five centuries of illustrations in evolving styles. Some were meant for beauty, some for teaching....
Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller has released Catalogue 239, Science, Medicine, Natural History, Bibliography, & Recent Acquisitions. This selection includes much of a scientific nature, and nothing...
Old West Books has released its latest collection, Catalog 59 October 2022. It really isn't necessary to describe what sort of books you will find in an Old West Books catalogue, because... The Ame...
McBride Rare Books has returned for their second printed catalogue, appropriately named Catalogue Two. They don't list a particular subject but what you will find is much in the way of Americana, p...
