Rare Book Monthly Reviews - December - 2011 Issue

The First Catalogue from Yesterday's Muse Books

The First Catalogue from Yesterday's Muse Books

This month we have the opportunity to review the first catalogue from Yesterday's Muse Books. While this is the first catalogue for the upstate New York bookseller, the firm has been in business since 2003. In 2008, founder Jonathan Smalter opened a shop to go along with the online business. That bookstore may be found in Webster, New York, just outside of Rochester.


This first catalogue has the simple, descriptive title, Catalog 1. That title comes with a bit more explanation - An Eclectic Assortment of Decorative and Collectible Literature, History, and Curiosities, with emphasis on ...

The Spanish Speaking World from Libreria de Antano

The Spanish Speaking World from Libreria de Antano

Libreria de Antano recently issued a catalogue entitled The Spanish Speaking World. Rare Books and Manuscripts. That world, quite naturally, begins with Spain, but then extends to South and Central...

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More Books on the West from Gene W. Baade

More Books on the West from Gene W. Baade

Gene W. Baade Books on the West recently issued their Catalogue 1111, which we will translate as meaning it was released in the 11th month of the 11th year of the current century. However, the mate...

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47 from The Pages of Yesteryear

47 from The Pages of Yesteryear

The Pages of Yesteryear has just released a catalogue succinctly titled 47. With almost every catalogue we see named for a number, that represents its sequential place in the bookseller's presentat...

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Western Books from Old West Books

Western Books from Old West Books

Old West Books has issued Catalog 32 of Rare, Out of Print Books on the American West. Old West lists its specialties as, “the American West, Custer, the Fur Trade, Overland Travel, the Cattl...

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The English Colonies in North America from the William Reese Company

The English Colonies in North America from the William Reese Company

The William Reese Company has prepared a catalogue of The English Colonies in North America 1590-1763. This is a chronological presentation of works dealing primarily with what would be the Atlanti...

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Varied Works from Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books

Varied Works from Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books

Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books has issued List 49, a collection of 151 items that, while unnamed, could probably best be described as a “miscellany.” In other words, I have not been ...

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“Stitched in Original Wrappers” from David Lesser Antiquarian Books

“Stitched in Original Wrappers” from David Lesser Antiquarian Books

David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has released a new catalogue, and rather than just one of Americana, this one comes with the more specific title of Stitched in Original Wrappers. Lesser desc...

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Maritime Works from the Ten Pound Island Book Company

The Ten Pound Island Book Company has published their Maritime List 207. Old, Rare & Exquisite. That title tells the story of what can be found within its pages. These are old and rare books ab...

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New Acquisitions at Leo Cadogan Rare Books

New Acquisitions at Leo Cadogan Rare Books

Leo Cadogan Rare Books recently released their Catalogue Six – November 2011. The catalogue includes “34 items of new acquisitions in law, life and culture in Europe, South America, and...

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Travel and Exploration from Peter Harrington

Travel and Exploration from Peter Harrington

Peter Harrington has issued their 79th catalogue, Travel & Exploration. Add to that the subtitle, Voyages, Navigation, Naval Architecture, Charts & Atlases, Military Campaigns, & Archae...

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Antiquarian Books, Manuscripts, and Ephemera from Samuel Gedge Rare Books

Antiquarian Books, Manuscripts, and Ephemera from Samuel Gedge Rare Books

Samuel Gedge Ltd. Rare Books has issued their Catalogue XI. Gedge offers a mix of books, manuscripts, and ephemeral items from antiquarian times to antiquity. In other words, there are not only ite...

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A Holiday and Comedy Catalogue from David Schulson Autographs

A Holiday and Comedy Catalogue from David Schulson Autographs

David Schulson Autographs has released its latest selection, Catalog 149. Holiday Catalog Featuring a Special Comedy Section. The “Holiday” section consists of autographed material from...

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Non-U.S. Books and Pamphlets from Garrett Scott, Bookseller

Non-U.S. Books and Pamphlets from Garrett Scott, Bookseller

Garrett Scott, Bookseller, has issued a new selection of uncommon writings entitled, Catalogue 35 (A miscellany of non-U.S. Books and pamphlets). This is an atypical catalogue for the Ann Arbor boo...

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    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
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    Gonnelli: Pietro Aquila, Psyche and Proserpina,1690. Starting price 140€
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    Gonnelli Goya y Lucientes Francisco, Los Proverbios.1877. Starting price 1000 €
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    Gonnelli: Andrea Del Sarto [school of], San Giovanni Battista, 1570. Starting price 25000€
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    Gonnelli: Marc’Antonio Dal Re, Ville di Delizia o Siano Palaggi Camparecci nello Stato di Milano Divise in Sei Tomi Con espressevi le Piante…, Tomo Primo, 1726. Starting price 7000€
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    May 14
    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: (Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie). Voyage Pittoresque de la Grece, 2 vols, 1st edition, 1782-1822. £2,000-3,000
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    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Drayton (Michael). Poly Olbion..., London: 1622. £2,000-3,000
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    Dominic Winter, May 14: World. Maffei (Giovanni), Indiarum orientalium Occidentaliumque Descriptio..., 1589. £1,200-1,500
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    Dominic Winter, May 14: Taylor (John). All the Workes of John Taylor the Water-Poet..., 1630. £1,000-1,500
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