Rare Book Monthly

Articles - April - 2009 Issue

20 Bookseller Catalogues Reviewed

20 catalogues for April.

20 catalogues for April.


There are 20 catalogues up for review this month. Raymond Sutton offers books on natural history. James Cummins Bookseller offers sporting books. From Antiquariat Banhaf we find books from the Continent, while Librairie Thomas-Scheler has primarily French works. Forest Books has mostly British antiquarian books. Plaza Books and Libreria de Antano are mainly focused on Latin American items.

Randall House presents a collection of over 1,000 items pertaining to women and feminism. The Lawbook Exchange focuses on pre-1800 English and Scottish law. There is literature, film and mystery from James Pepper Rare Books and Waverly Books. McLean Arts and Books and The Veatchs Arts of the Book offer works of fine presses and other artistic book offerings.

Profiles in History and David Schulson Autographs offer autographs and signed documents. The American West is the focus of catalogues from Clark Rare Books, William Reese Company, David Lesser Antiquarian Books, and Gene W. Baade. Marc Selvaggio Bookseller has a wonderful collection of odd and obscure pamphlets.

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Rare Book Monthly

  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.

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