Todd Pratum is well-known for his incredibly well-researched catalogs of book offerings which he has been issuing over the decades. He has just issued Catalog Ninety. This is his first catalog offering in three years, so anxiously awaited. As Fields Book Store has partnered with Todd for a number of these catalogs in the past, we would like to promote his new catalog even though he is working independently on this one. It features an excellent selection of well-chosen books, and a wealth of knowledge about both the books and the subject matter.

Regardless of whether you are looking for inexpensive items such as David Fideler’s four issues of the “Alexandria” journal, or something as massive as the 754 folio volumes of the National Union Catalog (at a half-million pages, perhaps the largest book in the world) documenting the contents of the Library of Congress and much else, you will find much of value here.

You can find the Pratum Book Company web site (http://pratum.com) (where you can sign up for his mailing list), and Catalog Ninety itself here (PDF file). Be sure not to miss the description and photos of “The World’s Largest Book” on the last pages of the catalog.

Please note, all inquiries about books and sales in Catalog Ninety should go to Pratum Book Company (knowledge@pratum.com) and not Fields Book Store.

NB: Fields is web and phone orders only. You can still find them at www.fieldsbooks.com and 415-673-2027.