Catalogues

Voyager Press Rare Books & Manuscripts

Specialities : Art , Ephemera , Maps , Cartography , Manuscripts , Photography , Economics , Travel , Local history

Highlights included are:

* 1847 - Original Chinese Pith Paintings

* 1849 - Unpublished Translations of Chinese Texts - Early History of Amoy - William Gingell

* 1889 - First Chart of the Upper Yangtze River and the Three Gorges - Large Panorama Map

* 1910 - Photography of Early Trade on the Yangtze River - Over 400 Photos in Six Albums

* 1922 - Rare Glass Lantern Slide Photographs During the May Thirteenth Movement in Shanghai

Antiquariaat Forum BV

Specialities : Middle East , Islam , Religion , Egyptology , Asia , History , Travel , Photography , Cartography

Antiquariaat Forum BV

Specialities : Topography , Religion , Natural history , History , Travel , Botany , Cartography , Art

Richard C. Ramer

Specialities : Science and technology , Cartography

Illustrated list on navigation, with 68 items.

Richard C. Ramer

Specialities : Literature , Cartography , Poetry , Theatre

Twenty-two recent acquisitions.

Asher Rare Books (Since 1830)

Specialities : Cartography , Atlases and maps , Maps

Richard C. Ramer

Specialities : Literature , Religion , Africana , Americana , Asia , Cartography , Poetry

Twenty-four recent acquisitions, with color illustrations.

Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Specialities : History , Illustrated books , Manuscripts , Natural history , Artists' Books , Maps , Cartography

A selection of significant books, manuscripts, original artworks, graphics and photography, from the Renaissance to the late 20th century.

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books

Specialities : Maritime , Travel , Africana , Australiana , Cartography , Pacificana , Polar

Old Imprints

Specialities : Prints and drawings , Travel , Asia , Maps , Cartography , Ephemera , Posters

We have had fun putting together our latest ephemera list, this one comprised of vintage menus, most from restaurants in the United States, but British, Canadian, and Mexican restaurants are also included. A number of the menus represent Polynesian-themed restaurants, a mid-twentieth century vogue that, in some menu listings, conflated Chinese food with the South Pacific. Occasionally a menu's emphasis is directed toward offerings from the bar, while others are decidedly discrete: "Could we suggest a glass of wine before dinner?" The menus represent a 40 year span, feature great graphics, prices that make you wonder and drinks that make you thirsty...