Rare Book Monthly Reviews - August - 2009 Issue

Printed and Manuscript Americana from Michael Brown Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

Michael Brown Rare Books has issued their Catalog #48 Americana Printed and Manuscript. This is an exceptional catalogue. Brown has supplied some of the most detailed descriptions we have seen in a bookseller's catalogue. Offered are 177 pages of description for the 196 pieces offered. Manuscript items in particular are described in great detail. Included are numerous diaries and the like of individuals whose lives were certainly difficult and challenging by today's standards. Along with the books and manuscripts, you will find other types of related material, includi...

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Americana from Seneca Books

By Michael Stillman

This month we review our first catalogue from Seneca Books, though it is their second: Catalog Two Americana. Seneca Books and their proprietor Peter Bollier are located in ...

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Philosophy, Arts, Science and Mathematics from Michael Thompson Books

By Michael Stillman

We recently received our first catalogue from Michael Thompson Books of Los Angeles. This is certainly a venerable firm, having been formed by Michael Thompson in 1972, long ...

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Books as Art from The Veatchs

By Michael Stillman

The Veatchs Arts of the Book recently issued their Catalogue 63: Recent Acquisitions. The Veatchs are focused on books as works of art, notable for features such as quality ...

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American Law 1745-1900 from The Lawbook Exchange

By Michael Stillman

The Lawbook Exchange has issued an extensive new catalogue: American Law, 1745-1900. This catalogue is about three times the size of the typical Lawbook Exchange catalogue, ...

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Custer, Wounded Knee, and the West from Old West

By Michael Stillman

Old West Books has released their 25th catalogue of Rare, Out of Print Books on the American West. It is divided into sections on Custer, Wounded Knee, and everything else. T...

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Spanish-Related Books from Paul Orssich

By Michael Stillman

We have received Catalogo 68 from Paul Orssich, the London-based seller of Spanish and Portuguese-related books. That is not to say they are all in the Spanish or Portuguese ...

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The West and More from Clark Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

Clark Rare Books has issued Catalog 939 of Americana, The West, and General. Clark has long specialized in books about the American West, though there are a few exceptions in...

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Signed Documents from David Schulson Autographs

By Michael Stillman

David Schulson Autographs recently released Catalog 141 of autographs and signed documents by important figures of the past couple of centuries. These are all names you will ...

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Arctic and Canadiana from Bjarne Tokerud

By Michael Stillman

Bjarne Tokerud Bookseller has issued a new catalogue of the Arctic and Canadiana. The catalogue is filled with accounts of explorations and adventures in places ranging from ...

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19th Century Travellers from the William Reese Company

By Michael Stillman

The William Reese Company has issued a catalogue of 19th Century Travellers. For starters, they weren't traveling by car or plane. They took long trips by boat, train (in the...

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106 Cool Maritime Books from Ten Pound Island

By Michael Stillman

The Ten Pound Island Book Company has issued a new catalogue: Maritime List 185, or 106 Cool Books. "Cool books" are not necessarily those about voyages to the Arctic, thoug...

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Rare Book Monthly

  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD

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