Rare Book Monthly Reviews - August - 2007 Issue

Rare Books from the American West from Old West Books

By Michael Stillman

Old West Books has published their Catalog 19 of rare and out of print books on the American West. Collectors of the West will not be disappointed. There are over 300 books, including many first and early editions from the 19th century, along with more recent titles and reprints from the past century. Many of these books are obscure or quite hard to find. We can only describe a few as samples, but anyone trying to fill holes in a western collection should have this catalogue. It almost certainly has some missing pieces of your collecting puzzle. The catalogue is part...

Some Unusual Antiquarian Books from Samuel Gedge Ltd.

By Michael Stillman

Just published is the sparsely titled Catalogue II from Samuel Gedge Ltd. While the title is simple, the material is far more complex. It offers a mix of early material -- m...

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Books About Books, with History and Travel, from Oak Knoll

By Michael Stillman

Catalogue 253 in the long-running series from Oak Knoll Books recently arrived. Oak Knoll specializes in "books about books" and bibliography, but there is a sizable number ...

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The American Revolution from William Reese

By Michael Stillman

The redcoats are coming! The William Reese Company takes us back to the beginning of the United States in their 255th catalogue, The American Revolution. Offered is a collec...

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50 Fine Travel Books from Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books

by Michael Stillman

The latest in the series of "50 Fine Books" from Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books has arrived. This one is entitled 50 Fine Travel Books. These are certainly fine books, sure t...

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San Francisco and Northern California from The Arader Galleries

By Michael Stillman

The Arader Galleries has issued a catalogue of Views and Maps of San Francisco and Northern California. It includes both printed and painted views, maps, and those items that...

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Twenty-Five New Acquisitions from John Michael Lang Fine Books

By Michael Stillman

John Michael Lang Fine Books has issued a catalogue of 25 new Recent Acquisitions. It offers a mixed bag of unexpected material, with no discernable theme beyond their recen...

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American Itinerant Ministers and their Odd Works from Garrett Scott, Bookseller

By Michael Stillman

A new collection of odd and eccentric works was recently released by Garrett Scott, Bookseller, a specialist in the unusual. This one is entitled, American Itinerant Ministe...

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Items for the London Fair from the Antiquariatt Forum

By Michael Stillman

We are a bit late here, but we recently received the latest Short Title List from the Antiquariatt Forum. Perhaps because it is from a Dutch bookseller, printed for the Anti...

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A Summer Session of Poetry and More from Alexander Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

Reviewed here is the latest catalogue from Alexander Rare Books -- Catalogue 12: Summer Session. Alexander specializes in literary firsts and poetry, although as they note h...

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Rare and Important Americana from David Lesser Antiquarian Books

By Michael Stillman

David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books offers a regular flow of Rare Americana. Catalogue 97 fits right in with this series, offering more rare and unusual items within the ...

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Literature, Cinema, and Eclectic Offerings from James Pepper Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

Catalogue 164 from James Pepper Rare Books is described as a collection of "literary first editions, mystery and detective fiction, rare cinema material, and assorted eclect...

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Five Books from Jean Grolier's Library from Thomas-Scheler

By Michael Stillman

It is not everyday that we receive a substantial catalogue that contains just five items. Here is the exception, and it comes from French bookseller Librairie Thomas-Scheler....

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Rare Book Monthly

  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Summer Rare Book
    & Collectors’ Sale
    July 30-31, 2024
    Fonsie Mealy’s, July 30-31: U.S. / European Shipping Archive 1800-1814. The Widow Bermingham & Sons Collection. €7,000 to €10,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, July 30-31: Bunreacht na hÉireann. Constitution of Ireland. An important copy of the First Printing of De Valera’s new Constitution, approved in 1938. Signed by the Constitution Cabinet. €7,000 to €9,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, July 30-31: A Rare Complete Run of the Cuala Press Broadsides. €7,000 to €9,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Summer Rare Book
    & Collectors’ Sale
    July 30-31, 2024
    Fonsie Mealy’s, July 30-31: Grose (Francis). The Antiquities of Ireland, 2vols. folio London (for S. Hooper) 1791. Magnificent Hand-Coloured Copy - Only 25 Copies. €3,000 to €5,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, July 30-31: Cantillon (Richard). Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en General, Traduit de l'Anglois, Sm. 8vo London (Fletcher Gyles) 1756. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, July 30-31: Gregory, (Lady Augusta). Spreading the News: The Rising of the Moon: The Poorhouse (with Douglas Hyde). Being Vol. IX of the Abbey Theatre Series. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Summer Rare Book
    & Collectors’ Sale
    July 30-31, 2024
    Fonsie Mealy’s, July 30-31: Lavery (Lady Hazel). A moving series of three A.L.S. and a Telegram to Gen. Eoin O'Duffy, July-August 1927, expressing her grief at the death of Kevin O'Higgins. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, July 30-31: Dampier (Wm.) Nouveau Voyage Autour du Monde, ou l'on descrit en particulier l'Isthme de l'Amerique…, 2 vols. in one, Amsterdam, 1698. €800 to €1,200.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, July 30-31: Howell (James). Instructions for Forreine Travel Shewing by what Cours, and in what Compasse of Time…, London, 1642. €800 to €1,200.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Summer Rare Book
    & Collectors’ Sale
    July 30-31, 2024
    Fonsie Mealy’s, July 30-31: Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 8vo, L. (Bloomsbury) 1999, First Edn., First Printing of Deluxe Collectors Edn. Signed. €800 to €1,200.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, July 30-31: James (Wm.) A Full and Correct Account of the Military Occurrences of The Late War Between Great Britain and The United States of America. 2 vols. Lond. 1818. €650 to €900.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, July 30-31: The Laws of the United States, Published by Authority, 3 vols. Philadelphia (Richard Folwell) 1796. €600 to €800.

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