Our Catalogs
Our catalogs accompany antiquarian book fairs, themed exhibitions, and online selections. Each issue presents a focused exploration, ranging from the history of wine and viticulture to illustrated science, art, and curiosa.
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July 2026: A Different Kind of Pairing
Much like a favorite wine pairing, these books were chosen not only for what they say individually, but for the unexpected ways they bring out the best in one another.
Eight volumes, paired in twos:
• Monuments & Marvels
• The Natural Philosopher’s Cabinet
• The Storyteller’s Art
• Gilded Age New York
#3
Manhattan Rare Books Fair 2026
Our antiquarian catalogue unfolds as a journey through knowledge and imagination, where text and image, science and poetry, meet across centuries. Illustrated Words opens with the rich visual world of Porcacchi’s so-called Isolario (1562) and Durer’s Della simmetria dei corpi humani (1591), among others. Learned Manuals explore the discipline of knowledge through works like Arabicae Linguae(1650) and the L’Arte dei cenni (1616), where language - spoken or signed - becomes a tool of discovery. Finally, Apollonian Wine and Dionysiac Wine sets reason against revelry, pairing scientific inquiry with folklore and verse to reveal the many ways humans have sought to understand, celebrate, and transform viticulture.
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La Fenice at Pasadena Rare Books 2026
Illustrated catalog of rare antiquarian books from the 16th–20th centuries, spanning wine and viticulture, natural history, science, agriculture, architecture, and other illustrated curiosities. Highlights include Cento Favole (1577) by Giovanni Mario Verdizotti, Saturnalia (1604) by Justus Lipsius, and Vinetum Britannicum (1678) by John Worlidge, together with early botanical and viticultural treatises, fireworks manuals, and studies of Pompeian murals.
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Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair 2025
Highlights in wine, science, and early print, including Rendella’s Tractatus de Vinea (1629), Böckler’s Theatrum Machinarum Novum (1662), Gesner’s Thesaurus (1554), Vecellio’s Habiti Antichi (1664), and Racinet’s L’Ornement Polychrome (1869), among other wonders.
