• Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
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    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
  • 19th Century Shop
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    19th Century Shop. Darwin and Wallace, first printing of the first paper on natural selection
    19th Century Shop. Shakespeare’s Poems, first collected edition
    19th Century Shop. Walt Whitman portrait inscribed with a Leaves of Grass poem
    19th Century Shop. Major Elizabeth Barrett Browning manuscript notebook
    19th Century Shop. Spock's Baby Book, original MS
    19th Century Shop. Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica, the great celestial atlas
  • Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Alken (Henry). Sporting Notions, first edition, T.McLean, 1832-33. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Bardi (Lorenzo). Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessanti Vedute della Citta di Firenze…, Florence, Lorenzo Bardi, [c.1840]. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Crawfurd (John). Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Court of Ava..., first edition, 1829. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions
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    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Dawe (George, engraver). The Life of a Nobleman, first edition, Geo. Henderson, [c.1825]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: [Doyle (John)], "H.B.". Political Sketches &c., 10 vol. including The Descriptive Key to H.B., Thomas McLean, [1829-51]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions
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    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Geissler (J.G.G.) and Friedrich Hempel. Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebrauche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen, Tartarischen…, 4 parts in 1, Leipzig and Paris, [1804]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Hunt (Charles). Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849…, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Kunike (Adolf Friedrich). Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes…, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Forum Auctions
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    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Lasinio (Carlo). [Matrimony], Florence, 1790. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Reinhardt (Joseph). A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, James Goodwin, [1828]. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Wengen (Gottfried Durst von). Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833…, Bamberg, [1833]. £2,000 to £3,000.
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Rare Book Monthly

Articles - March - 2018 Issue

The ABAA New York Book Fair

Come the second weekend in March the American Antiquarian Booksellers' Association [aka ABAA] will host their 58th Annual New York International Book Fair at the Seventh Regiment Armory at 643 Park Avenue between 66th and 67th Streets.  The dates are Thursday March 8th to Sunday the 11th.   The show, now described as having more than 200 dealers, is the most important of its type in the world. 

 

Not to say you must twist arms to get people to come to New York.  The people, restaurants, shows and connections make New York City a Mecca although in March it’s a small “m” but absolutely a wonderful experience.  The rare book related events simply break down every logical reason not to go.  So, plan your trip.

 

Here is a full list of the reasons to attend:

 

Eclectibles

Enchanted Books

Les Enluminures

Estates of Mind

Michael Fagan Fine Art & Rare Books

Librairie Faustroll

Librairie le Feu Follet

Földvári Books

Librairie Benoît Forgeot

Antiquariaat Forum B.V.

Librairie J.F. Fourcade

Robert Frew

Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio

 

Antiquariat Winfried Geisenheyner

R.A. Gekoski Booksellers

Geographicus Rare Antique Maps

Franklin Gilliam :: Rare Books

Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books

G. Gosen Rare Books & Old Paper

Govi Rare Books

Peter Grogan

 

Amanda Hall Rare Books

Harper's Books

Adrian Harrington Rare Books

Peter Harrington

Donald Heald Rare Books

High Ridge Books

Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller

Jeff Hirsch Books

Honey & Wax Booksellers

HS Rare Books

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Imperial Fine Books

 Inlibris

 

Kaaterskill Books

Kainbacher Rare Books

Seth Kaller

Kevin F. Kelly, Bookseller

The Kelmscott Bookshop

Ben Kinmont, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

John W. Knott Jr. Bookseller

Knuf Rare Books

Librairie KOEGUI

Konstantinopel Rare & Fine Books

Kotte Autographs

Kubik Fine Books

Antiquariat Michael Kuehn

Kunsthaus s. r. o.

James S. Jaffe Rare Books

Jarndyce Books

Johanson Rare Books

Jonkers Rare Books

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Michael Laird Rare Books

Librairie Lardanchet

Hugues de Latude

The Lawbook Exchange

David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books

Liber Antiquus, Early Books & Manuscripts

Lion Heart Autographs

Ken Lopez Bookseller

Lucius Books

Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.

Lux Mentis, Booksellers

Herman H.J, Lynge & Son

 

Leo Cadogan Rare Books

Caliban Book Shop

Il Cartiglio

Brian Cassidy, Bookseller

Rodolphe Chamonal

Chez Les Libraires Associes

Deborah Coltham Rare Books

Llibreria Anticuària Comellas

Librairie Pierre Coumans

Justin Croft Antiquarian Books

Daniel Crouch Rare Books

James Cummins Bookseller

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B & B Rare Books

Antiquariato Librario Bado e Mart

Lorne Bair Rare Books

Antiquariat Banzhaf

Librería Bardón

Bartleby's Books

BAS BOOKS, Ltd. (London)

Battledore

Bauman Rare Books

Simon Beattie

Roland Belgrave Vintage Photography

Antiquariat Reinhold Berg

David Bergman

Jeff Bergman Books

F.A. Bernett Books

Between The Covers

Biblioctopus

Bibliopathos

Blackwell's Rare Books

Librairie Auguste Blaizot

Bookvica

The Bookpress

Books of Wonder

Boreas Fine Art

Alessandro Borgato

Libreria Antiquaria Borromini

Thomas G. Boss Fine Books

Boston Book Company

Boston Rare Maps

Antiquariat Botanicum

Bow Windows  Bookshop

Marilyn Braiterman

David Brass Rare Books

The Brick Row Book Shop

Librairie Alain Brieux

Bromer Booksellers

Buddenbrooks

Pablo Butcher

Dean Byass Manuscripts & Rare Books

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Robert Dagg Rare Books

Antiquariaat De Roo

Derringer Books

DeWolfe & Wood

Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books

Manfred Nosbüsch

Oak Knoll Books

Old Editions

Antiquariat Dasa Pahor

Palinurus Antiquarian Books

A. Parker's Books

Librairie Le Pas Sage

Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books & Manuscripts

Il Polifilo Libri Rari

Libreria Jose Porrua Turanzas

Productive Arts

Jean Baptiste de Proyart

Bernard Quaritch

Quill & Brush

Raptis Rare Books

Read'Em Again Books

William Reese Company

L & T Respess Books

Walter Reuben

B & L Rootenberg Rare Books

Royal Books

Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps

Rulon-Miller Books

Sanctuary Books

Antiquariat Schierenberg 

Justin G. Schiller

Sophie Schneideman Rare Books

Abby Schoolman Books

Schubertiade Music & Arts

Schulson Autographs

Susanne Schulz-Falster

Hellmut Schumann Antiquariat

Michel Scognamillo Livres Anciens et Modernes

Second Story Books

Shapero Rare Books

Sims Reed

Sokol Books

Giuseppe Solmi Studio Bibliografico

Sophia Rare Books

Librairie Amélie Sourget

Librairie Camille Sourget

Benjamin Spademan

Peter L. Stern & Co.

Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Tamino Autographs

Ten Pound Island Book Company

Triolet Rare Books

JF Letenneur Livres Rares

University Archives

Ursus Rare Books

Michael Vinson Americana

Librairie Walden

W P Watson Antiquarian Books

Adam Weinberger Rare Books

White Fox Rare Books & Antiques

Whitmore Rare Books

John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller

 

Yesterday's Gallery

Roy Young Bookseller

 

 

 

I suggest you check their websites for material of interest.  Many will, upon request, bring such material for your inspection.

 

The official show website:  www.nyantiquarianbookfair.com/

Rare Book Monthly

  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG BEADED JUDICIAL COLLAR. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ONLY BOOK BY THE REMARKABLE EVE ADAMS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A COMPLETE RUN OF VISIONAIRE MAGAZINE THROUGH 2010. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: LAW REVIEW OFFPRINT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RUTH BADER GINSBURG. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: META REBNER'S WORKING SCRIPT OF THE LOVED ONE. $1,500 - $2,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A KATHY GROVE PORTRAIT OF CYNDI LAUPER FOR THE FEBRUARY 1989 DETAILS COVER. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A PLASTIC COAT BY MILLIE DAVID FEATURED IN SOHO NEWS STYLE SECTION, FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNIE FLANDERS. $500 - $700
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG JEWELRY BOX. $600 - $900
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A SET OF JONI MITCHELL LYRICS FOR "IF I HAD A HEART." $2,000 - $3,000

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