I grew up in Tucson, Arizona, surrounded by a landscape that Europe spent three centuries trying to understand, map, and name.

The prints and books I sell are part of that effort. They come from the workshops of 16th and 17th century Europe, from the hands of engravers, colorists, and scholars who were trying to document a world as cathedrals were built with maximum decoration. I bring a 1638 Aldrovandi woodcut or a 1657 Merian hand-colored engraving into the Sonoran Desert, I do so to renew the sense of the Renaissance and the Baroque to the Sonoran Desert.

That is what Biblio Sonora is.

I studied Comparative Literature at Columbia University and went on to an MPhil at Cambridge. My academic formation was built around languages and primary sources, and I have spent years developing the reading and research skills that this work requires. I am fluent in English, Spanish, and French, and read Latin, Italian, Portuguese, and German, with ongoing study of Russian, Greek, and Japanese. This matters practically: the rare book and print trade runs on European languages, European relationships, and European bibliographic traditions. I work within that world directly, not through intermediaries.

I travel regularly to England, France, Spain, and other parts of Europe to source material firsthand. This means time in bookshops, dealer offices, archives, and private collections, examining paper and impression quality, assessing condition and provenance, and building the kind of professional relationships that give access to material that never reaches the public market. Every piece I acquire has been physically examined and researched before it is offered.

The prints and books available through Biblio Sonora are original antiquities. Printed by hand, often colored by hand, and shaped by centuries of survival. Nothing here is reproduced. Nothing is speculative. Every piece is accompanied by its history, its bibliographic context, and an honest account of its condition.

I work with private collectors, galleries, and institutions who understand that the most interesting objects are also the most enduring ones. If you are building a collection with depth and purpose, or if you simply want to live with something real, I would be glad to help.

These are not decorative facsimiles. They are surviving artifacts of European intellectual history, brought into the desert to be studied, preserved, and experienced with care. You can also learn more by following our blog.