Rare Book Monthly Reviews - March - 2008 Issue

17th and 18th Century Books and Pamphlets (Mostly British) from Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers

17th and 18th Century Books and Pamphlets (Mostly British) from Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers

by Michael Stillman

This month we review our first catalogue from Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers, located opposite the British Museum in London. The firm has been selling books for 35 years, and this is the 174th catalogue they have issued. Jarndyce specializes in antiquarian English literature and history, although the works here are perhaps a bit older than most they usually offer. The catalogue is titled Books and Pamphlets of the 17th and 18th Centuries Part I. It contains 462 items, and we will undoubtedly see many more as this one only takes us through the letter "H." While ther...

Travel and Exploration from Antiquariat Ralf Eigl

Travel and Exploration from Antiquariat Ralf Eigl

By Michael Stillman

We have received our first catalogue from Antiquariat Ralf Eigl, a German bookseller from Rosenheim. Antiquariat Eigl has been selling books for over twenty years and our f...

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<i>Native Americans </i>from the William Reese Company

<i>Native Americans </i>from the William Reese Company

By Michael Stillman

The 259th catalogue from the William Reese Company of New Haven has arrived. It is titled Native Americans. For convenience, we will refer to these people as "Indians," as th...

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Items for the California Fairs from Antiquariat Banzhaf

Items for the California Fairs from Antiquariat Banzhaf

By Michael Stillman

Antiquariat Banzhaf of Tubingen, Germany, recently published a listing of books for their appearance at the San Francisco and Los Angeles Antiquarian Book Fairs. The topics a...

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Maps, Atlases and Views from Donald Heald Rare Books

Maps, Atlases and Views from Donald Heald Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

We recently received a spectacular catalogue of Maps, Atlases and Views from Donald Heald Rare Books of New York. This is a collection of antiquarian works which depict a cha...

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Books Related to the Polar Regions from Aquila Books

Books Related to the Polar Regions from Aquila Books

By Michael Stillman

Now available from Aquila Books of Calgary, Alberta, Canada is Catalogue 108. Aquila specializes in books and ephemera relating to the polar regions of the globe. Most of t...

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Rare and Obscure Americana from Michael Brown Rare Books

Rare and Obscure Americana from Michael Brown Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

Michael Brown Rare Books has issued their Catalog 46 -- Americana. This is a collection of 225 items of Americana (though a few are really more British), generally rare or ...

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Americana and the American West from Clark Rare Books

Americana and the American West from Clark Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

Now available from Clark Rare Books is their Catalog 932 of Americana, The West, and General. Offered is a mix of primarily western antiquarian books, recent works about th...

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Exceptional Works from Michael Sharpe Rare and Antiquarian Books

Exceptional Works from Michael Sharpe Rare and Antiquarian Books

By Michael Stillman

Now available is Catalog No. 2 from Michael Sharpe Rare and Antiquarian Books. Sharpe offers a variety of material, from history to travels, literature, science, theology, a...

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Africa and Explorer Richard Burton from Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books

Africa and Explorer Richard Burton from Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books has created a catalogue for collectors of Africa and the travels of British explorer Richard Burton. The title is Books by Sir Richard Burton ...

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More Works of Film, Literature, Mystery and More from James Pepper Rare Books

More Works of Film, Literature, Mystery and More from James Pepper Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

James Pepper Rare Books has issued their Catalogue 170, otherwise unnamed, likely because of the diverse offerings. As usual, there are many items related to the theater and...

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Reference Books on Manuscripts from Frits Knuf Antiquarian Books

Reference Books on Manuscripts from Frits Knuf Antiquarian Books

By Michael Stillman

Frits Knuf Antiquarian Books recently issued their Catalogue 212, Reference Books on Manuscripts, Miniatures. The field of manuscript collecting has become very popular, the...

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Gene Baade Offers More Books on the West

Gene Baade Offers More Books on the West

By Michael Stillman

Gene W. Baade Books on the West has issued Catalogue 208, a brief collection of items from their stock. This is a group of works ranging from a few decades ago to the days w...

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Books for the California Fair from the Antiquariaat Forum

Books for the California Fair from the Antiquariaat Forum

By Michael Stillman

The latest Short Title List from the Antiquariaat Forum of the Netherlands was published for the recent California International Antiquarian Book Fair in Los Angeles, sponso...

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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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