Rare Book Monthly

Articles - October - 2012 Issue

12 New Catalogues Reviewed This Month

New catalogues under review.

New catalogues under review.

For October, we have 12 new catalogues to review. The first catalogue issued by ExtantAmericana of New York features rare, often unique items relating to America's past. The WilliamReeseCompany also has a collection of Americana, as they present Part II of a catalogue of material featured in Wright Howes' Usiana. PlazaBooks, on the other hand, focuses on the other side of the border, with items pertaining to Mexico.

Sotheran's offers a selection of works from the library of Percy Whiting Brown, of Concord, Massachusetts.RestorationBooks presents material from the library of Robert Denny Watt, great-grandson of the founder of Seattle, Washington. GeneBaadeBooksontheWest features American western wear with a side offering of 16th and 17th century Lutheran texts in Latin and German. That's not a combination you see everyday.

JustinCroftAntiquarianBooks takes a look back in time through their latest catalogue. HelenKahnandAssociates features voyages and travel all over the world. GertJanBestebreurtjeRareBooks presents maps and prints. The Raab Collection offers 23 “historical treasures.” Marc Selvaggio Books and Ephemera has a collection of over 500 rare ephemeral pieces. Aleph-BetBooks offers a new selection of 600 children's and illustrated books.

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  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD

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