Rare Book Monthly

Articles - October - 2011 Issue

Ephemera: Values and Interest on the Rise

Ephemera Society of America.

Ephemera Society of America.

Links and sites of possible interest:

THE EPHEMERA SOCIETY OF AMERICA

Ephemera Society of America

www.ephemerasociety.org



View list of dealers/collectors/others with related ephemera interests listed alphabetically


http://www.ephemerasociety.org/links/members.html

Joining the society:

The Ephemera Society of America, Inc.

Membership Secretary
P.O. Box 95
Cazenovia, NY 13035-0095

Join on line at http://www.ephemerasociety.org/membership/join.html

More information info@ephemerasociety.org (315) 655-9139 

Info on the Philip Jones fellowship for Study of Ephemera

$1,000 travel and study grant. Applications due no later than Jan 15, 2012

http://www.ephemerasociety.org/fellowship.html

Info on the ESA mentoring program:

http://www.ephemerasociety.org/resources/Mentoring.html

ESA Video on ephemera values

You tube video on ephemera values

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBMz2Wzrm6k&feature=youtu.be

Short video from recent ESA show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbcNTb4LKVU&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Contact information for dealers mentioned in this story

Diane De Blois

(also edits eNews and Journal for Ephemera Society of America)

aGatherin’ (ABAA)

P.O. Box 477

West Sand Lake, NY 12196

agatherin@yahoo.com

(518)-674-2979

Don Conner Fine Books (ABAA)

Sacramento, CA

By appointment

donconner@aol.com

(916) 456-1351  

Lee Kirk- The Prints and the Paper

http://www.kirksbooks.com/

The Prints & The Paper

PO Box 5432

Eugene OR 97405

(541)683-7033

theprintsandthepaper@comcast.net

WEBSITE: http://www.printsandthepaper.com

Etsy Site: http://www.etsy.com/shop/theprintsandthepaper

A blog on books, ephemera, and whatnot: http://windyword.blogspot.com/

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ABAA dealers with a specialty in ephemera

http://hq.abaa.org/books/antiquarian/process

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Other sites those interested in ephemera may find of interest

Patterson Smith – True Crime specialist, especially the section on WANTED posters

http://www.patterson-smith.com/wanted.htm

Lux Mentis visits Paris-blog

http://luxmentis.com/blog/

Bookseller’s labels

http://www.booksellerlabels.com/

Bookbinders museum

http://www.bookbindersmuseum.com/

Visual communication, display, exhibit – collector, professor

http://www.dolphgotelli.com/collect.htm

Pictorial maps

http://www.oldimprints.com/OldImprints/

Magic lanterns and optical toys

http://www.dickbalzer.com/

Richard Sheaff

Splendid collection of antique typography in many incarnations

www.sheaff-ephemera.com

600 black spots video you tube – cool pop up book

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYLVih7T3lo

Robert Sabuda pop up artist web site

http://robertsabuda.com/intgallery/index.asp

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Susan Halas based in Maui, Hawaii writes for AE Monthly: reach her at wailukusue@gmail.com

Rare Book Monthly

  • Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
  • ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
  • Chiswick Auctions
    Books & Works on Paper
    12th March 2026
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.

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