The Once and Future Catalogue
The book catalogue for three centuries has been both the workhorse and thoroughbred of the rare book business. Material discovered by dealers, later described and set into print would in time journey, in the company of other appointed titles, in well-wrought catalogues conveying a dealer’s best thinking. For those anticipating such catalogues - expectant hands, primed by experience, would quickly plumb the incoming mail seeking to be first to locate a gem and respond, “I’ll take it.” For those with the love and passion for printed history catalogues hold a special place in memory and ex...