Eighteen new bookseller catalogues are up for review in August.
Collectors of Americana will find new catalogues from both William Reese and David Lesser Antiquarian Books. Clark Rare Books targets the American West, as does Kenston Books with an added focus on Texas. George MacManus starts a series of catalogues on the Civil War this month.
New catalogues of signed documents are available from the Raab Collection and Stuart Lutz Historic Documents. Both James Cummins Bookseller and Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books have aptly and identically named catalogues - Summer Miscellany.Forest Books and Oak Knoll feature bibliographies and books about books, while Waverly Books and James Pepper Rare Books feature literature, film, fiction and mystery.
Travel and voyages are offered by Reg and Philip Remington. The Arader Galleries present maps from the age of exploration. The Book Collector has accountings of famous chess matches. Elysium Books offers works of particular interest to the gay community. Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books adds another catalogue to their series of "50 Favourites."
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Koller Auctions Books & Autographs 18 September 2024
Koller, Sep. 18: Cowper, William. Anatomia corporum humanorum ab excellentissimis… Utrecht, 1750. CHF 25,000 to 40,000
Koller, Sep. 18: Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.
Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
Koller Auctions Books & Autographs 18 September 2024
Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
Koller, Sep. 18: Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
Koller, Sep. 18: Pfinzing, Melchior. Die geverlicheiten und einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen…, Nürnberg, 1517. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HAMILTON, Sir William - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: 1779. € 50,000 - 80,000
Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KIRCHER, Athanasius - Turris Babel. Amsterdam: 1679. € 3,000 - 5,000
Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: EDWARDS, George.London - Gleanings of Natural History. Londra: 1758-1764. € 7,000 - 10,000
Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Cometographia. Danzica: 1668. € 20,000 - 30,000
Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KUPKA, Frantisek - Quatre histoires de blanc et noir. Parigi: 1926. € 10,000 - 15,000