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September AE Comet Announced

The September Comet:  Civil Wars

The September Comet: Civil Wars


By Bruce McKinney

The subject of the September issue of the Comet will be "Civil Wars, their Prelude, Conduct and Aftermath." The American Civil War enjoys broad interest among collectors for whom internet searches provide a window on events, places and family members that open into precise collecting opportunities. Many countries share this common thread. Even today five major civil wars rage and another twenty-six simmer.

Per usual all premium services members are eligible to list up to seven items in the Comet. There are no commissions. Images are always important, for ephemera essential. We will email all eligible members on August 15th and close the catalogue on August 29th. Links to upload are provided on Member Control Panels via "Contribute Material to the Next Issue of the Comet."

An article will introduce this catalogue.

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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