New Acquisitions from Argentine Bookseller Libreria de Antano
The 1947 issue of Time Magazine featured Eva Peron on the cover.
Since we noted that not all works in this catalogue pertain to Latin America, here is an example of one. George Augustus Frederick Fitzclarence undertook a journey almost as long as his name in 1817-18. He recounts that trip in Journal of a route across India, through Egypt, to England... Fitzclarence journeyed up the Nile and explored the Egyptian pyramids, but he did not set foot in Latin America. Nevertheless, this first edition provides a look at a long ago journey into territory not well known to the outside world. Item 61. $2,500.
Most Americans probably think of her as the subject of a wildly popular musical play, but Eva Peron was a real human figure in Argentina in 1947. In a nation and continent searching for someone who cared about the masses of poor people, rather than just the privileged few at the top, she was, perhaps, their best hope. Evita was a woman of ordinary background who became an actress, and in 1945, married soon to be President Juan Peron. She was a loyal backer of her husband, whose checkered career is too much to consider in a catalogue review, but Evita, like he, ended up with both an army of fanatic supporters and vehement detractors. Today, whatever she was, Evita is certainly a symbol, particularly to the poor. Eva Peron contracted cancer, and at the age of 33, died in 1952. Her husband was overthrown a few years later, though he would return to the presidency for a brief term in the 1970s before dying in office. Item 30 is a copy of Time Magazine, the Latin American Edition, dated July 14, 1947, with Eva Peron's photo on the cover. Only a year into her brief, six-year career as first lady, she was already a legend. $480.
Libreria de Antano may be reached by email at books@millic.com.ar or by phone at (5411) 4822-7178.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s Book Week December 9-17, 2025
Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
Heritage Auctions Rare Books Signature Auction December 15, 2025
Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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