David Lesser and David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books have reached a major milestone, their Catalogue No. 200 of Rare Americana. It's a long journey to get to 200, but Lesser recounts that he issued his first catalogue in 1989. That's 200 printed catalogues, not 200 easy to create e-catalogues . Lesser started out as a lawyer, but while debating legal issues and conducting research was enjoyable, he found the clash of unhappy people unpleasant. He looked for something else and a vacation with a handful of Bill Reese's catalogues proved an inspiration. The rest, as they say, is history. He...
Mark Funke, Bookseller, has issued the largest book catalogue I've ever seen. It measures almost 10 x 15. It reminds me of a coffee table book except this one is actually meant to be read. It conta...
We begin with a catalogue, slightly late, from booksellers Librairie Clavreuil of Paris and Stéphane Clavreuil Rare Books of London. The title is Noel 2023. It is a collection of mostly French, and...
Sophie Schneideman Rare Books has created a catalogue for the recent California Book Fairs. This is a selection of books notable primarily for their physical aspects, their appearance more than the...
Michael Bouvier has issued Catalogue 81, Livres en Divers Genres. This is a collection, as the title says, of diverse subjects. A catalogue of the Parisian bookseller, the books are mostly in Frenc...
Shapero Rare Books has published a catalogue of Exploration & Travel 2023 Part Two. It is a collection of historic travels emanating mostly from England but also other European locations. They ...
We begin with a case of whistling in the dark, and the future looked very dark for this business. This is a photo album about the City Ice Company and the South Carolina Ice Manufacturers Associati...
Zephyr Used and Rare Books' latest catalogue is called Winter Array – Catalogue 2024. According to Webster, an “array” is “an impressive display or range of a particular type of thing.” Zephyr's ne...
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
