Rare Book Monthly

Articles - May - 2016 Issue

17 Booksellers' Catalogues Reviewed This Month

17 catalogues reviewed.

17 catalogues reviewed.

This month we have 17 book catalogues to review. A wide range of subjects for collectors are covered by these selections. Dr. Jorn Gunther Rare Books offers a spectacular collection of early bibles, starting with a lengthy Gutenberg fragment. Antiquariat Dasa Pahor has a catalogue of "rare objects with a story," rare, often artistic works with their history explained in thorough detail. Marilyn Braiterman Rare Books presents a selection of books and related items which double as artworks. David Brass Rare Books also offers much with an artistic flair – color-plate books, original art, fine bindings, along with literature, children's books, caricature, and Africana.

 

Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps offers a catalogue of maps that starts with New York and reaches to the moon. High Ridge Books features a selection of maps, atlases, guides and directories, along with other rare books. The Antiquariat Forum and Asher Rare Books present the "library of a gentleman," who clearly appreciated tales of travels, particularly to the East.

 

Doug Johns has a "western roundup," featuring many works by or about the great western artist Charlie Russell. Patrick McGahern Books focuses on Canadiana and Ireland, along with travel, bibliography and more. Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller has a catalogue devoted to Japanese books, manuscripts, and scrolls.

 

Lorne Bair Rare Books has a catalogue of mostly radical literature. The George S. MacManus Company is focused on America's Civil War. The Lawbook Exchange features many texts and ephemeral items related to the law. Spanish bookseller Libreria Jose Porrua Turanzas offers a selection of antiquarian works ranging from the 15th to the 19th century. James Gray Booksellers features early printed books. John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller presents a selection of recent acquisitions. Shapero Rare Books releases their latest collection of 50 fine books.

 

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Rare Book Monthly

  • Sotheby’s
    Year in Review
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
  • Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Civil War Tintype of Calvin “Old Ballie” Walker, CSA 3rd TN Infantry, KIA, plus 3 Union Images. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1855 Georgia Pocket Map, W. G. Bonner. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Audubon c. 1835 Birds of America Common Cormorant, Havell Edition. $800 to $900.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Edition in 8 Volumes. $600 to $800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Four NASA Moon Survey Photos; 144M, 148M, 149M, 149H1. $400 to $600.

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