Rare Book Monthly

Articles - August - 2016 Issue

10 New Catalogues Reviewed This Month

For August, we review ten new bookseller catalogues. Maggs Bros. and John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller offer catalogues of travel and voyages. Several booksellers target books about America. The William Reese Company has new acquisitions in Americana; Michael D. Heaston Rare Books & Manuscripts features Americana primarily related to the West; the George S. MacManus Company the Civil War.

 

Marc Selvaggio Books & Ephemera focuses on the Fascist Era in Italy. Peter Harrington offers modern literature. Shapero Rare Books' topic is four centuries of knowledge. Two catalogues are suited to those who read French: rare smaller format books from Librairie Clavreuil, and uncommon and valuable books from Michael Scagnamillo Livres Ancien et Moderne.

 

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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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