I set up a document with A5 pages and print it as a 'booklet', ie. two-up onto A4 paper. In the Print dialog I set 'Document Layout' to be 'Booklet'.
If something is selected in the documents, then under 'Range and Scale' I have the option to print just the 'Selection'. If I take this option and then try to print, Publisher crashes. Consistent and repeatable.
I'm on an iMac Pro running the latest Mojave.
Martin S Taylor