Rare Book Monthly Reviews - September - 2005 Issue

Old English Books and Manuscripts From Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books

Old English Books and Manuscripts From Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

The latest catalogue from Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books has arrived, English Books and Manuscripts to 1800. This is a diverse collection of primarily 17th and 18th century books covering a wide range of topics: politics, science, medicine, piracy, travel, executions, witchcraft and whatever else interested people in long ago times. These are works which make for some fascinating reading as well as antiquarian collecting. Here are a few samples.

Many people associate witchcraft trials with America as a result of some terrible events in Salem, Massachusetts, in the ...

A Western Sale From Arthur H. Clark

A Western Sale From Arthur H. Clark

By Michael Stillman

Catalogue 921 is similar yet different from the typical one issued by The Arthur H. Clark Company. It is similar in being filled with items of primarily western Americana. ...

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Bibliography and Reference from Forest Books of the U.K.

Bibliography and Reference from Forest Books of the U.K.

By Michael Stillman

This month we review our first catalogue from the British bookseller Forest Books. This is their catalogue number 104, Bibliography, Bookbinding, and Reference. It is an exce...

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The 16th-20th Century at L'Ancre Aldine

The 16th-20th Century at L'Ancre Aldine

By Michael Stillman

We have received our first catalogue from French bookseller L'Ancre Aldine. Located in the lovely city of Lyon, L'Encre Aldine offers a varied collection of 16th to 20th cent...

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Gunslingers and Other Characters of the Old West from Gene W. Baade

Gunslingers and Other Characters of the Old West from Gene W. Baade

By Michael Stillman

The latest catalogue from Gene W. Baade of Washington State, number 805, has just been published. Baade specializes in "Books on the West," that land of endless vistas, tall...

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Unusual Americana at Schoyer's Books

Unusual Americana at Schoyer's Books

By Michael Stillman

Schoyer's Books of Berkeley, California, recently issued two new catalogues. This month we'll look at the first, catalogue 118a, Recent Acquisitions in Americana & Western A...

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Private Press and Fine Printing from Oak Knoll Books

Private Press and Fine Printing from Oak Knoll Books

By Michael Stillman

Oak Knoll Books, of New Castle, Delaware, issued two new catalogues this summer. Oak Knoll is a specialist in "books about books." They are one of the premier resources for s...

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Two Esteemed Portraits From Martayan Lan

Two Esteemed Portraits From Martayan Lan

By Michael Stillman

This is a most unusual catalogue review for us. Usually, we describe catalogues full of books, and if not books, they offer manuscripts, periodicals, autographs or maps. Th...

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    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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    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
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    Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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