Rare Book Monthly Reviews - November - 2019 Issue

Children's Books from Aleph-Bet Books

Children's Books from Aleph-Bet Books

Aleph-Bet Books has published a new catalogue of Children's Books & Illustrated Books. These are the books that have fascinated children for ages, and which adults have used to mold and propagandize them. Most pointed children in the right direction, or simply entertained them, but there are some very ugly ones here too. Children don't naturally hate, they need to be taught. Here is where children were taught racism and Nazi beliefs, along with morality, generosity, and good behavior. It all depends on your teacher. Here are a few of them.
 
Kids, did you ever wonder what your to...

Australia and the Southern Hemisphere from Hordern House

Australia and the Southern Hemisphere from Hordern House

Hordern House has issued a new untitled catalogue. You will need to look through it to know what sort of material you can find. Here is a brief preview. Hordern House is located in Sydney, so you c...

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The 25th Anniversary Catalogue from Zephyr Used & Rare Books

The 25th Anniversary Catalogue from Zephyr Used & Rare Books

Zephyr Used & Rare Books has published their Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Catalogue. Zephyr offers a mix of items, some books, lots of ephemera, which usually reflect the culture and concerns of th...

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The 20th Catalogue from Whitmore Rare Books

The 20th Catalogue from Whitmore Rare Books

Whitmore Rare Books has published their Catalogue 20. Over the past ten years, Whitmore has grown from a small shop to one of the West Coast's major booksellers. While subjects in this catalogue va...

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The Latest Selection from Michel Bouvier

The Latest Selection from Michel Bouvier

Michel Bouvier has issued Catalogue 77. Bouvier is a French bookseller so naturally enough, the catalogue is written in the French language. Most of the books are in French as well, although there ...

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Old and Rare Books from Erasmushaus

Old and Rare Books from Erasmushaus

Erasmushaus has issued their Rare Book List V. Erasmushaus offers a wide range of material, the focus being on the antiquarian, often very early in printing history. They are a Swiss bookseller, an...

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The Latest Collection from Raptis Rare Books

The Latest Collection from Raptis Rare Books

Raptis Rare Books recently released a new catalogue. Raptis doesn't name, number, or describe their catalogues, but they do provide a table of contents. Here is what can be found in this latest sel...

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Modern and Contemporary Illustrated Books from Ursus Rare Books

Modern and Contemporary Illustrated Books from Ursus Rare Books

Ursus Rare Books has issued a catalogue of Modern & Contemporary Illustrated Books. Perhaps that needs a little more specificity. These are not regular books that happen to be illustrated. It i...

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Rare Book Monthly

  • Books & Autographs
    Wednesday 25 March
    Koller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.
    Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.
    Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.
    Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000
    Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.

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