eCatalogues: the future has arrived
- by Bruce E. McKinney
eCatalogues: the future has arrived
Tis’ the season to be jolly
From a distance the rare book business seems to be very similar to what it was twenty-five years ago but a closer look suggests not much is the same. The Internet has changed the game.
This field, a few decades ago, was a combination of catalogues, shops, inventories, shows and reputations. Today for most dealers the Internet has replaced their shops and their budgets for printed catalogues been reduced. In their place fewer printed catalogues and more e-Catalogues are now the norm.
November ushers in the ‘high’ season and many dealers are issuing e-Catalogues. Linked here are 30 that have been posted since October 1st and 20 more going back as far as September 7th. Others will be posted as they are issued. E-Catalogues are here to stay and their presence very welcome. They are both flexible and highly appealing.
The appeal of printed catalogues will continue to linger but the emerging complexity and diversity of e-Catalogues confirm they are here to stay.
Online e-Catalogues
| Sno | Bookseller | Catalogue Name | Description | URL Link | Date Created |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antiquariaat Form | The Islamic World 5 | Books, maps, photographs, drawings and manuscripts celebrating 12 centuries of Islamic Culture | Catalogue Link | Oct 27, 2016 |
| 2 | Bruce McKittrick Rare Books | Material available at the 40th Annual Boston Int'l Antiquarian Book Fair | 80 reasons to buy collectible material | Catalogue Link | Oct 27, 2016 |
| 3 | J. Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. | Catalogue 248 | Early North America Travel & Emigration including autographed and association copies | Catalogue Link | Oct 27, 2016 |
| 4 | James Cummins Bookseller | Occultism, Witchcraft, and Horror | A selection of our occult collection | Catalogue Link | Oct 27, 2016 |
| 5 | Hordern House Rare Books | Special Catalogue 2016 | Catalogue of 45 items | Catalogue Link | Oct 27, 2016 |
| 6 | Yesterday's Muse Books, ABAA | 2016 Fall Highlights | Recent acquisitions | Catalogue Link | Oct 26, 2016 |
| 7 | Yesterday's Muse Books, ABAA | Women Authors | Women Authors, Mostly Signed First Editions | Catalogue Link | Oct 26, 2016 |
| 8 | Dan Wyman Books | Rare American Judaica | From the Colonial Era to the Great Depression and Beyond | Catalogue Link | Oct 26, 2016 |
| 9 | The Specialists of the South, Inc. | 90 Highlighted Books | Auction Including First Edition & Signed Books | Catalogue Link | Oct 25, 2016 |
| 10 | J. Patrick McGahern Books | Early North American Travel & Emigration | Including autographed and association copies | Catalogue Link | Oct 25, 2016 |
| 11 | Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books | Special List 251: Medicine, Part II | 100 items on medicine, 16th-21st centuries, color illustrations | Catalogue Link | Oct 25, 2016 |
| 12 | J & J LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS LLC | Catalogue 80 - AUTOGRAPH LETTERS OF COMPOSERS, SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHS, &c. | Part I: A-L | Catalogue Link | Oct 25, 2016 |
| 13 | The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd | A Selection of 30 Antiquarian Folios | E-List 30 Items | Catalogue Link | Oct 25, 2016 |
| 14 | B. L. Rootenberg | Boston Book Fair Catalogue | A catalogue prepared of material selected for the fair | Catalogue Link | Oct 24, 2016 |
| 15 | Michael S Kemp Bookseller | Catalogue 84 | British & Irish local history, topography, genealogy, architecture, etc | Catalogue Link | Oct 20, 2016 |
| 16 | Bruce McKittrick Rare Books | Covers | Collectible early material | Catalogue Link | Oct 18, 2016 |
| 17 | David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC | A selection for the Boston Book Fair | A one hundred item sampler | Catalogue Link | Oct 18, 2016 |
| 18 | Lorne Bair Rare Books, Manuscripts & Ephemera | A selection of Material for the Book Book Fair | A mix of radical social movement materials, graphics and ephemera | Catalogue Link | Oct 18, 2016 |
| 19 | James Cummins bookseller | Sporting Books & Prints No. 133 | We are pleased to send you our latest sporting catalogue, with books, prints and manuscript material | Catalogue Link | Oct 18, 2016 |
| 20 | Charles Kutcher - Kaaterskill Books | Catalogue 22: Latin Americana | items from the early 18th to the later 20th centuries: books and rare broadsides, hand-drawn maps an | Catalogue Link | Oct 18, 2016 |
| 21 | Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books | Special List 250: China, Including Macau & Hong Kong | Eighty-five items on China, including Macau and Hong Kong, from the 17th to 21st centuries, with ful | Catalogue Link | Oct 18, 2016 |
| 22 | The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd | 30 Recent Antiquarian Acquisitions | E-List 30 Items | Catalogue Link | Oct 18, 2016 |
| 23 | J & J LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS LLC | THE PAUL JACKSON OPERA COLLECTION Part VIII: T-Z | Autograph Letters, Signed Scores, Printed Music, Books, Programs, Drawings, Posters, Prints, Photogr | Catalogue Link | Oct 13, 2016 |
| 24 | Antiquariaat Forum & Asher Rare Books | Autumn Catalogue 2016 | Travel & Voyages, Maritime history, Medicine & Pharmacy, Natural history, Science and Islamic World | Catalogue Link | Oct 12, 2016 |
| 25 | Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books | Special List 249: India, Tibet & Ceylon | India, Tibet & Ceylon: 128 items, 16th-21st centuries, with color illustrations | Catalogue Link | Oct 11, 2016 |
| 26 | The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd | 30 Recent Antiquarian Acquisitions | E-List 30 Items | Catalogue Link | Oct 11, 2016 |
| 27 | Antiquariaat Fragmenta Selecta | Classical Antiquity & Middle Ages (126) | 919 items. Rare and Scholarly Books on Antiquity, Middle Ages and Humanism. | Catalogue Link | Oct 10, 2016 |
| 28 | Tavistock Books | Fresh Meat! A Catalogue of Rare and Medium-Rare New Arrivals. | 44 items ranging from a rare 18th C. mss journal, to a Wise forgery, to an anti-nuke protest poster. | Catalogue Link | Oct 05, 2016 |
| 29 | Daniel Crouch Rare Books | Catalogue VIII | Views of London | Catalogue Link | Oct 04, 2016 |
| 30 | The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd | A Selection of 30 Antiquarian Titles | 30 Items | Catalogue Link | Oct 04, 2016 |
| 31 | Mullen Books | Fall Sale Items (30% Off) | Over 200 fine, rare, and esoteric tiles. | Catalogue Link | Sep 28, 2016 |
| 32 | Antiquariaat Forum & Asher Rare Books | Amsterdam Fair List 2 | Charts & Maps | Catalogue Link | Sep 28, 2016 |
| 33 | Antiquariaat Forum & Asher Rare Books | Amsterdam Fair List 1 | Books | Catalogue Link | Sep 28, 2016 |
| 34 | J & J LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS LLC | Catalogue 79 - MUSICAL MANUSCRIPTS | Part II: N-Z, including autograph manuscripts, copyist manuscripts, and autograph musical quotations | Catalogue Link | Sep 27, 2016 |
| 35 | Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books | Special List 248: Music | FIfteen items on music, 18th to 20th centuries, with full-color illustrations. | Catalogue Link | Sep 27, 2016 |
| 36 | The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd | Preview of Catalogue 84: Recently Acquired Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera | Catalogue 84-209 Items | Catalogue Link | Sep 27, 2016 |
| 37 | J & J LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS LLC | Catalogue 79 - MUSICAL MANUSCRIPTS | Part I: A-M, including autograph manuscripts, copyist manuscripts, and autograph musical quotations | Catalogue Link | Sep 20, 2016 |
| 38 | Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books | Special List 247: Portuguese Africa | 114 items on Portuguese Africa, 16th to 21st centuries, with color illustrations. | Catalogue Link | Sep 20, 2016 |
| 39 | The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd | A Selection of 30 Antiquarian Titles | E-list 30 Items | Catalogue Link | Sep 20, 2016 |
| 40 | Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books | From the Library of George and Ira Gershwin | E-catalogue | Catalogue Link | Sep 16, 2016 |
| 41 | J. Patrick McGahern Books | Catalogue 246 | Rare, Scarce and Interesting Books | Catalogue Link | Sep 15, 2016 |
| 42 | Antiquariaat Forum & Asher Rare Books | Medicine & Pharmacy | E-catalogue | Catalogue Link | Sep 15, 2016 |
| 43 | Nick Aretakis Americana | New Acquisitions - September 2016 | Printed, manuscript, & visual Americana | Catalogue Link | Sep 13, 2016 |
| 44 | Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books | Special List 246: Nine Recent Acquisitions | Nine recent acquisitions, with full-color illustrations. | Catalogue Link | Sep 13, 2016 |
| 45 | Bernard Quaritch Limited | Women Travellers | Books, manuscripts and photographs by and about women travellers from 1717 to 1968 | Catalogue Link | Sep 13, 2016 |
| 46 | J & J LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS LLC | THE PAUL JACKSON OPERA COLLECTION Part VII: R-S | Autograph Letters, Signed Scores, Printed Music, Books, Programs, Drawings, Posters, Prints, Photogr | Catalogue Link | Sep 13, 2016 |
| 47 | The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd | A Selection of 30 Antiquarian Titles | E-List 30 Items | Catalogue Link | Sep 13, 2016 |
| 48 | Antiquariaat Forum & Asher Rare Books | Medicine & Pharmacy | E-catalogue | Catalogue Link | Sep 08, 2016 |
| 49 | Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd | PHOTOGRAPHIC PERIODICALS A - D | I am please to offer for sale the first of a multi-part series of catalogues from our extensive hold | Catalogue Link | Sep 07, 2016 |
| 50 | The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd | A Selection of 30 Antiquarian Titles - September 6, 2016 | E-List 30 Items | Catalogue Link | Sep 07, 2016 |