I am delighted to be exhibiting once again at the California Book Fair. The Fair runs from Friday February 11th through to Sunday February 13th and is once again at the Oakland Convention Center & Oakland Marriott City Center.

For a full list of what will be on the stand see California22.

One particular highlight is an early example of a photographically illustrated book created by Josef Georg Böhm- a photographic copy of a 1640s manuscript relating to Tycho Brahe dealing with trigonometry, Photographische copies von Tycho Brahe’s Manuscript. One of only five copies produced, it is currently the only one in private hands – with no copy in the US. It was produced privately in Prague  in 1862 and has a wonderful description by the author of the technical challenges faced trying to take the photographs of the manuscript. For a full description of the book please click Bohm_Brahe

I am delighted to be exhibiting at the forthcoming in-person

 Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair. 

Now in its 64th edition, the Antiquarian Booksellers Association’s fair is taking place for the first time at the Saatchi Gallery in Sloane Square, from 21st to 24th October 2021

For a complimentary e-ticket (Friday to Sunday) please click here

Autumn Bulletin – an illustrated catalogue of highlights

Firsts London Short title

I very much look forward to seeing you at the fair and can be found at Stand I61. 

Opening Hours:

Thursday 21st October: 5pm – 9pm (private preview – invitation only)

Friday 22nd October: 11am – 7pm

Saturday 23rd October: 11am – 6pm

Sunday 24th October: 11am – 5pm

Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York’s Square, King’s Road, London, SW3 4RY

I am delighted to be taking part once again, albeit virtually this year, at the American Association for the History of Medicine Book Exhibit. Open to meeting attendees from 5pm on Thursday May 13th, the book exhibit runs from 8am – 8pm on Friday 13th  and Saturday 14th, and from 10am – 2pm on Sunday May 16th.

I will be available to chat at certain points during the day – though sadly the time difference means that my appearances may be brief! Nevertheless, sending best wishes to all my AAHM colleagues and friends and very much looking forward to when we can meet again.

I have recently produced a Catalogue of Early Books in Science and Medicine which can be viewed here: EarlyScience&Medicine

For the second time, the virtual doors of Firsts London Online  are about to open, and so once again may I extend a warm welcome to you all, should you care to pop along for a leisurely browse. The online fair will remain open for visitors and buyers from today until midnight on Monday September 14th, with new items being added daily. Together with 115 international dealers from 16 countries, I have uploaded a number of recent acquisitions which can be viewed on the site. Exhibitor highlights may be changed during the event, and so please do keep revisiting the site.

As the book collecting community comes together once again, albeit virtually for the time being, I am therefore pleased to present my latest catalogue on the theme of collectors and collecting – ‘Wonders Bound’ – A Selection of Curiosities. Predominantly from a private collection, the 40 item list includes Wunderkammers, associated instructional works on how best to transport, preserve, and display the natural and artificial wonders, as well as works on zoological gardens (Moscow, Paris and Berlin), auction catalogues, guide-books, and other curiosities. After a relatively quiet summer, it has been an enjoyable, and often thought-provoking, catalogue to work on, and I hope that it may be of interest.