Rare Book Monthly

Articles - March - 2016 Issue

Fifteen New Catalogues Reviewed This Month

This month we have 15 new catalogues to review. The George S. MacManus Company offers a catalogue of travels and exploration, with an American tilt. Hordern House features early travels and voyages mainly in the Pacific, taking them from Asia to the west coast of America. Douglas Stewart Fine Books has travels, along with art and a spectacular collection of early Peruvian material.

 

Speaking or art, Librairie Michel Bouvier features books notable for their artwork. John Windle Bookseller has a selection of works from William Blake, along with many other excellent books. Lorne Bair Rare Books has graphic arts from radical movements. The William Reese Company offers a selection of artwork with connections to books.

 

Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Manuscripts has books, manuscripts, and single leaves to offer. Peter Harrington presents 50 exceptional books and manuscripts. Librarie Thomas-Scheler features an excellent selection of antiquarian European books. Sotheran's is celebrating 200 years in London with 16 very special books.

 

L & T Respess books offers a selection of Americana. Gene W. Baade Books on the West has material related to the American West. The Brick Row Bookshop features literature, poetry and more. Aleph-Bet Books has over 500 items once for the children, now for adults.

 

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Rare Book Monthly

  • 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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