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Articles - August - 2007 Issue

Thirteen Book Catalogues Reviewed in Section Two.

Thirteen new catalogues are reviewed in Section Two.

Thirteen new catalogues are reviewed in Section Two.


You will find thirteen new booksellers’ catalogues reviewed in Section Two this month. The American West is presented by Old West Books, while Old World printings are available from Samuel Gedge, Ltd. There are fifty fine travel books from Bernard Shapero Rare Books, and travel and history along with books about books from Oak Knoll Books. Garrett Scott, Bookseller offers some strange works from itinerant ministers, while John Michael Lang Fine Books covers many topics with just twenty-five entries. There is rare Americana from David Lesser Antiquarian Books while the American Revolution lives on at The William Reese Co.

The Antiquariaat Forum displays the titles a Dutch bookseller would take to a London book fair. James Pepper Rare Books offers works of literature and cinema with some eclectic items. Alexander Rare Books features poetry and literature. The Arader Galleries are focused on San Francisco and Northern California, while Librairie Thomas-Scheler offers five works from Jean Grolier’s library.

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  • Sotheby'sFine Books, Manuscripts & MoreAvailable for Immediate Purchase Sotheby'sFine Books, Manuscripts & MoreAvailable for Immediate Purchase
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    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
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    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.
    Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.
    Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.
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    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
    Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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