Rare Book Monthly Reviews - February - 2006 Issue

Wessel37

The Latest Material from Wessel and Lieberman

By Michael Stillman

This is our first catalogue from Wessel and Lieberman Booksellers of Seattle, Washington. It is their catalogue 37, and since it consists of recently acquired material, it does not fit into any specific category. And so, you will find literature, bibliography, poetry, art, inscribed books, Americana, science, just about anything. However, we will note that, perhaps because of their Northwest location, there are some very important titles for those who collect Oregon and the travels that brought settlers to that territory. We will give you a few samples of the various...

Read More
Bauman

A Variety of New Acquisitions from Bauman Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

Bauman Rare Books recently issued a catalogue of New Acquisitions from December. This is not material that can be pigeonholed into some particular category, but what it does...

Read More
Plaza15

The Spanish Southwest from Plaza Books

By Michael Stillman

We have just received our first catalogue from Plaza Books, of Santa Rosa, California. This is List 15, or books about the Spanish Southwest. This covers the border states o...

Read More
Lesser88

Rare Americana from David Lesser Antiquarian Books

By Michael Stillman

Just released is David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books' latest catalogue of Rare Americana, number 88. This is a typical Lesser collection of printed Americana, overwhelmin...

Read More
Turtl

Brazil from the Turtle Island Book Shop

By Michael Stillman

The Turtle Island Book Shop has issued a catalogue of Recent Acquisitions: Brazil. For anyone who collects Braziliana or Brasiliana (are those real words?), this catalogue w...

Read More
Kahn68

The Americas from Helen Kahn Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

Helen R. Kahn and Associates Rare Books have issued their 68th catalogue of The Americas. This one is spectacular. It is filled with travel books, many of which I never knew ...

Read More
Newja

New Jerseyana from Joseph Felcone Antiquarian Bookseller

By Michael Stillman

How many items of New Jerseyana are there? We have no idea, but can say at least 1,244. That's how many are listed in Joseph J. Felcone, Antiquarian Bookseller's latest cata...

Read More
Rubinfine155

Signed Documents of The South from Joe Rubinfine

By Michael Stillman

It is a land of contradiction. The South was a leader in America's fight for freedom and liberty during the Revolution. Four of the nation's first five presidents were south...

Read More
Oak270

Books About Books, Bibliography and the Oak Knoll Fest

By Michael Stillman

Oak Knoll Books' latest catalogue, number 270, offers a new selection of titles in their areas of specialty, books about books and the book arts. This catalogue is divided in...

Read More
Forest105

Bibliography, Bookbinding and Reference from Forest Books

By Michael Stillman

Just arrived is catalogue number 105 from Forest Books, Books from the Libraries of two Distinguished Booksellers. Those booksellers are Pierre Beres of Paris, and Bernard B...

Read More
Reese241

Literature, Poetry, Filmscripts and More from William Reese

By Michael Stillman

The William Reese Company has issued a catalogue of Literature. Included under that heading are poetry and prose, manuscripts, fine printing, filmscripts, and bibliography. ...

Read More
Fritsknuf

Books on Bookbinding from Frits Knuf Antiquarian Books

By Michael Stillman

Frits Knuf Antiquarian Books has issued its 211th catalogue. It is L'Art de Reliure (the Art of Binding), or Bookbinding. This catalogue offers a wide selection of books wit...

Read More
Fineant37

Some Very Old Maps from Martayan Lan

By Michael Stillman

Martayan Lan's 37th catalogue of Fine Antique Maps and Atlases offers 82 items from the 15th through the 19th centuries. The catalogue is actually a trip through time, as it...

Read More
Between119

All Kinds of Books from Between The Covers

By Michael Stillman

New from Between The Covers Rare Books is an extensive collection of material crossing over many fields. To name a few, you will find literature, African-American history, c...

Read More

Rare Book Monthly

  • Ab20b219-49a2-4a3a-9943-edbf5def77d6 89768517-f5d5-4455-ac14-1063ffbc8fdf B899f151-89b0-47b1-bd5d-21913bc5be55 Fe0a67a5-3263-4bc4-a7b4-4a891425f12b 66410631-ba33-4d0a-b92a-d72b62557c90 0088a27e-87ca-47eb-8e92-46c1e0cad471 Adebe4a8-224e-4d16-b707-fa862ad4b030 6b310622-04a3-4a9e-bf1d-f1c85c06cb8d F025ee2c-66e5-4610-a736-b057449951e8 0fe9d287-1290-4dce-8b83-d4baa9b8c859
    <b><center>Sotheby's<br>The Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman Collection<br>26 May - 12 June</b>
    <b>Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12:</b> "Cool Hand Luke" | Paul Newman Academy Award® Nomination Plaque. USD$2500 - $3500
    <b>Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12:</b> "Hud" | Bound presentation script incorporating photographic stills. USD$1000 - $1500
    <b>Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12:</b> "The Long, Hot Summer" | Movie Poster. USD$1000 - $1500
    <b>Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12:</b> Joseph Heller | "Catch-22," inscribed to Woodward & Newman by author. USD$500 - $800
    <b><center>Sotheby's<br>The Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman Collection<br>26 May - 12 June</b>
    <b>Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12:</b> George H. W. Bush | Typed Letter Signed, Issuing a "Pardon" to Paul Newman. USD$1500 - $2000
    <b>Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12:</b> William Jefferson Clinton | Inscribed Color Photograph. USD$1000 - $1500
    <b>Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12:</b> Ken Kesey | Typed letter to “Paulnewman,” asking for further compensation for "Sometimes a Great Notion". USD$1000 - $1500
    <b>Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12:</b> "They Might Be Giants" | Costume sketches by Edith Head. USD$1000 - $2000
  • 56428ae0-1745-4587-b0aa-0d45e4478e92 4de0ef05-034e-448d-983e-9cf1b2702840 Bb11ab13-b866-4a9f-9989-e587993188e9 8d95269d-ebd9-4d43-a4ad-0fc990ba0091 48ceed29-f1e5-4fa9-8037-c9d495c6959f 3f58d964-1280-4428-8a91-1e00dccf6cbc
    <b><center>Swann Auction Galleries<br>Focus On Women:<br>At Auction June 1, 2023</b>
    <b>Swann June 1:</b> Sojourner Truth, <i>Narrative of Sojourner Truth, a Northern Slave,</i> first edition, Boston, 1850. $10,000 to $15,000.
    <b>Swann June 1:</b> Jane Austen, <i>Pride and Prejudice,</i> London, 1817. $6,000 to $8,000.
    <b>Swann June 1:</b> Cindy Sherman, <i>Secretary,</i> gelatin silver print, 1978; printed 1993. $6,000 to $8,000.
    <b>Swann June 1:</b> Fanny Stevenson, Archive of Photographs & Letters, 1866-1904. $4,000 to $6,000.
    <b>Swann June 1:</b> Charlotte Perkins Gilman, <i>The Forerunner,</i> Volumes I-VII; Family Association Set; Four Volumes Signed or Inscribed by the Author, New York, 1909-16. $3,000 to $5,000.
  • 8097415b-f0d7-4785-a2d1-c96ebcec0afd 7feeab64-c87a-4c2f-8e3f-05177122a5a1 A0e04b8b-55a3-4d2c-89de-842f3b3baecd 41df7c9c-07dd-4b10-9777-c1ba833bc02c 9be1beb0-0514-47b0-8ea3-e32feabe2857 6b1004ab-a4b2-4ce8-a5c2-d3e9a71df1b9 6d1eb9c6-96b3-4348-87f2-5da81718b595 786bd9d3-8e69-42f6-a0e0-683862b41fc0 1c16fcb2-e863-47c7-b0b0-ba5abfa9b772 B7b3ca9e-5bf7-4013-bd51-acd74aac711f Ae0ed207-187d-49bf-84f5-c3406a00c922 22e37927-12f8-4aec-b13e-961c14ccc183 59b534be-01aa-41e9-8c76-8034ae53027b 00defecb-22d0-4f5b-8ae3-82e2b451fad8 441ccb72-0e33-4652-9bcb-c5e4b41d6c6f 659ac0e3-25d3-41c8-8037-8c7b676f80ff
    <center><b>Fonsie Mealy’s<br>Rare Book & Collectors’ Sale<br>May 30th and 31st, 2023</b>
    <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31:</b> The West Indies, C. 1792, by Sir William Young. Colonial Watercolours, etc. A highly important group of original watercolours now on the market for the first time in approx. 230 years. €10,000 to €15,000.
    <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31:</b> Gould (John). <i>The Birds of Great Britain,</i> 5 vols. lg. atlas folio, Lond. (Taylor & Francis) 1873. First Edition, with 363 hand-coloured plates. €9,000 to €15,000.
    <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31:</b> Joyce (James). <i>Ulysses,</i> thick 4to, L. (John Lane, The Bodley Head) 1936, Signed Limited Edition No. 20 (100) Copies. €8,000 to €12,000.
    <center><b>Fonsie Mealy’s<br>Rare Book & Collectors’ Sale<br>May 30th and 31st, 2023</b>
    <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31:</b> Rackham (Arthur) illus. <i>The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm,</i> Lg. 4to Lond. (Constable & Co.) 1909. Lim. Edition No. 128 of 750 Copies, Signed by Author. €2,000 to €3,000.
    <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31:</b> Arctic Travel: Hearne (Samuel). <i>A Journey from Prince of Wales Fort in Hudson's Bay…</i> Thick 8vo Dublin, 1796. First Dublin Edition. €1,250 to €1,750.
    <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31:</b> Hand-Coloured Plates: Maw (George). <i>A Monograph of The Genus Crocus,</i> Lg. 4to Lond. (Culau & Co.) 1886. First Edn. €1,200 to €1,500.
    <center><b>Fonsie Mealy’s<br>Rare Book & Collectors’ Sale<br>May 30th and 31st, 2023</b>
    <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31:</b> Holinshed (Raphael) & Stanyhurst (R.) <i>The Historie of Ireland from the First Inhabitation thereof, unto the Yeare 1509…</i> Folio, London, 1577, First Edn. €1,000 to €1,500.
    <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31:</b> Fine Hand-Coloured Plates: [Dalvimart (Octavien.)] <i>The Costume of Turkey, ... with Descriptions in English and French,</i> Folio Lond. (for Wm. Miller by Wm. Bulmer) 1804. First Edn. €750 to €1,250.
    <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31:</b> Astronomy: Nasmyth (James) & Carpenter (James). <i>The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite.</i> Lg. 4to Lond. 1874. First Edn. €700 to €1,000.
    <center><b>Fonsie Mealy’s<br>Rare Book & Collectors’ Sale<br>May 30th and 31st, 2023</b>
    <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31:</b> Binding: Tennyson - <i>The Works of Lord Tennyson Poet Laureate,</i> 8vo Lond. (Macmillan & Co.) 1900. €700 to €1,000.
    <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31:</b> Manuscript: Green (E.) <i>Chronology and Geography by E. Green,</i> Folio manuscript, no date but c. 1800. €400 to €600.
    <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31:</b> Alexander (James Edward). <i>Sketches in Portugal,</i> During The Civil War of 1834. 8vo Lond. (J. Cochrane) 1835. First Edition. €300 to €400.

Review Search

Archived Reviews

Ask Questions