Rare Book Monthly Reviews - August - 2005 Issue

Some Exceptional Titles From J.N. Bartfield Fine Books

Some Exceptional Titles From J.N. Bartfield Fine Books

By Michael Stillman

This month we review our first catalogue from J.N. Bartfield Fine Books, though it is hardly the first for this bookseller established in 1937. J.N. Bartfield is located on 57th Street in New York, as they have been for 68 years. They offer books in many fields: travels and voyages, literature, Americana, sporting books, children's books, as well as fine printings and color-plate books. What Bartfield's collections do have in common is importance. There are no ordinary books in their catalogue, as you shall see.


Item 8 is A Voyage Round the World in the Years.....

Indonesia and the Dutch East Indies From Gert Jan Bestebreurtje

Indonesia and the Dutch East Indies From Gert Jan Bestebreurtje

By Michael Stillman

This is our first review of a catalogue from Gert Jan Bestebreurtje, Antiquarian Bookseller. Bestebreurtje is a Dutch bookseller, and they are offering a massive collection ...

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Fairs and Expositions from Charles Wood Antiquarian Booksellers

Fairs and Expositions from Charles Wood Antiquarian Booksellers

By Michael Stillman

Charles Wood Antiquarian Booksellers has issued a catalogue of Fairs and Expositions. Wood catalogues generally focus on a particular subject, often a very targeted niche, b...

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Voyages and Travels from Hordern House

Voyages and Travels from Hordern House

By Michael Stillman


Hordern House has released its catalogue of Acquisitions July 2005 - Voyages and Travels, Natural History. Hordern House is an Australian bookseller, and naturally, they ar...

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Books and Manuscripts of All Ages from the 19th Century Shop

Books and Manuscripts of All Ages from the 19th Century Shop

By Michael Stillman

The 19th Century Shop has issued its Catalogue 106 of "Rare Books and Manuscripts of All Ages." This is a wonderful collection of works from some of the greatest scientists,...

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Ancient Maps From Martyan Lan

Ancient Maps From Martyan Lan

By Michael Stillman


Martayan Lan has issued its 35th catalogue of Fine Antique Maps and Atlases. This New York book and map merchant offers an outstanding collection of early maps, including s...

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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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