Rare Book Monthly Reviews - February - 2009 Issue

Fascinating and Important Manuscripts from Michael Brown Rare Books

Fascinating and Important Manuscripts from Michael Brown Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

Michael Brown Rare Books has published one of the most thoroughly described catalogues we have seen: Manuscripts. Letters, Correspondence, Diaries and Archives. These are, naturally, one-of-a-kind items, and Brown has chosen to print extensive selections from those being offered. This catalogue employs 148 large pages of small type to cover 83 items. The result is a detailed look not only at the particular items, but of the time and places described in these hand-written documents. You will come away with a greater understanding of and appreciation for what life was ...

Books from the "Bridge" Room from I.D. Edrich

Books from the "Bridge" Room from I.D. Edrich

By Michael Stillman

We recently received our first catalogue from I.D. Edrich, booksellers from London. This issue is entitled The Bridge Catalogue, the explanation being these books are housed ...

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Childhood Comes Alive in the Pages of Aleph-Bet Book

Childhood Comes Alive in the Pages of Aleph-Bet Book

By Michael Stillman

Aleph-Bet Books has just released its Catalogue 90 of Children's Books and Illustrated Books. These are wonderful catalogues, filled with memories and imagination. You may ou...

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Old and Rare Books About Books from Frits Knuf Antiquarian Books

Old and Rare Books About Books from Frits Knuf Antiquarian Books

By Michael Stillman

Frits Knuf Antiquarian Books has issued a catalogue of Old and Rare Books 2009. These are primarily books in the "books about books" and bibliography field. A large number of...

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Inexpensive Americana from David Lesser Antiquarian Books

Inexpensive Americana from David Lesser Antiquarian Books

By Michael Stillman

David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has issued Inexpensive Americana Part V. This is the fifth in a series of catalogues where no books or pamphlets are priced higher than...

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More of the Unusual from Garrett Scott, Bookseller

More of the Unusual from Garrett Scott, Bookseller

By Michael Stillman

Garrett Scott, Bookseller has issued Catalogue Twenty-Two (A miscellany). Scott's catalogues certainly are a miscellany, a group of interesting works, many of which are quite...

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Literature from the William Reese Company

Literature from the William Reese Company

By Michael Stillman

The William Reese Company has issued a catalogue of Literature. This is a substantial collection (over 900 items) of primarily moderately priced items from authors both very ...

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New "Books About Books" and Bibliography from Oak Knoll

New "Books About Books" and Bibliography from Oak Knoll

By Michael Stillman

Oak Knoll Books has issued its first catalogue of the new year, Catalogue 289 of their long-running series. As with most of their catalogues, it offers items in the field of ...

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Mexico and Latin America from Plaza Books

Mexico and Latin America from Plaza Books

By Michael Stillman

Plaza Books has issued List 26, forty-seven items within their specialty. That specialty is Latin American books, primarily those pertaining to Mexico. There are items publis...

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Literature, Film and More from Waverly Books

Literature, Film and More from Waverly Books

By Michael Stillman

Waverly Books has published its List 162, a collection of 183 items. The focus for Waverly is on literature, particularly first editions, and items related to film, art and p...

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Legal Works from The Lawbook Exchange

Legal Works from The Lawbook Exchange

By Michael Stillman

The Lawbook Exchange has issued Catalogue 62, with the lengthy title, Recently Acquired Books and Other Items from the Sixteenth through the Twentieth Centuries: American, E...

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    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.
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    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.

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