Bookseller Catalogs
258: From Spiritualism to Table Rappers & Medical Science. The Dr. Philip K. Wilson Library [P & R]
By Jeff Weber Rare Books
258: From Spiritualism to Table Rappers & Medical Science. The Dr. Philip K. Wilson Library [P & R] Approximately 95 books on spiritualism, ghosts, medical history, medical oddities, and more.
How to request a print version: Catalogue available as a PDF form only.
TRAVEL IN JAPAN - From 17th to the 20th Century It is simple-minded perhaps to propose the example of Japanese tourists from the recent past as a proof of the cultural importance of travel in traditional Japan...
SATELLITE 1 - The Woven Prayer Book: Cocoon to Codex Text by Matthew J. Westerby
The Satellite Series enables us to explore topics at the edges of our core inventory, looking ath the big picture and connections across media. It is fitting that the first "satellite" is focused on neo-Gothic books woven with silk. Matthew J. Westerby excellent essay presents new findings on five books programmed with punch cards and produced with Jacquard looms in Lyon for submission to the 1889 World's Fair.
E-list #29 A list particularly heavy in Architecture, Medical and Children's books, with a selection of autographs in the fields of Art, Law, Religion and Military.
