Rare Book Monthly Reviews - November - 2010 Issue

Islands from Helen R. Kahn

Islands from Helen R. Kahn

By Michael Stillman

Helen R. Kahn and Associates have released their 79th catalogue: Islands. If you are thinking tropical paradise, perhaps they are, but more often not. Many items do pertain to Caribbean and Pacific islands, though conditions were perhaps a bit less idyllic in the days before Club Med. Natives weren't always friendly, many were used to produce crops on the back of slave labor, and often these islands were the subject of fighting between European powers. This just describes the islands with the potential to be paradise. Other islands can be found in places like the Arct...

Alaska, the Arctic and California from the Argonaut Book Shop

Alaska, the Arctic and California from the Argonaut Book Shop

By Michael Stillman

The Argonaut Book Shop of San Francisco, California, has issued a catalogue of Recent Acquisitions, Alaska, Arctic, California. Autumn 2010. That may seem an odd combination ...

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Travel, Americana, and Natural History from Donald Heald Rare Books

Travel, Americana, and Natural History from Donald Heald Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

Donald Heald Rare Books recently printed A Selection of Fine Books for their participation in the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair. The New York bookseller specializes in fine a...

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Old West Books from Old West Books

Old West Books from Old West Books

By Michael Stillman

Old West Books has issued Catalog 29 of books about just what you'd expect. It offers a nice mix of contemporary, highly collectible books with more recent histories and repr...

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The Bookseller's Cabinet from Jeff Weber Rare Books

The Bookseller's Cabinet from Jeff Weber Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

Jeff Weber Rare Books has published their catalogue #163: Bookseller's Cabinet. There is much to be found on a variety of subjects in Weber's cabinet. Listed topics include ...

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Historic Documents from the Raab Collection

Historic Documents from the Raab Collection

By Michael Stillman

The Raab Collection, of Philadelphia, has issued its latest selection of historic manuscripts and documents in its Catalog 65. Raab specializes in documents from important in...

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Science and its Development from B & L Rootenberg Rare Books

Science and its Development from B & L Rootenberg Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

B & L Rootenberg Rare Books has published their 12th catalogue, Fine Books. Science, Medicine, Natural History, and Early Printing. This is not a catalogue to find fiction, a...

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Film, Literature and More from James Pepper Rare Books

Film, Literature and More from James Pepper Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

James Pepper Rare Books has published their Catalogue 196. Their specialty is material related to film and theater, literature, science and detective fiction, with other type...

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Sporting Books from James Cummins Bookseller

Sporting Books from James Cummins Bookseller

By Michael Stillman

James Cummins Bookseller recently issued a catalogue of Sporting Books. There are lots of sporting books around, as attested by the over 800 items offered in this collection....

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Book Arts from the Veatchs

Book Arts from the Veatchs

By Michael Stillman

The Veatchs Arts of the Book has released its latest collection of the book arts in Catalogue 67. The Veatchs offer books as art in its various forms. That can mean private p...

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Inexpensive Americana from David Lesser Antiquarian Books

Inexpensive Americana from David Lesser Antiquarian Books

By Michael Stillman

David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has issued another in their series of Inexpensive Americana, this being Part 15. The formula is typical for a Lesser catalogue - primar...

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Travel and More from Bestebreurtje Rare Books

Travel and More from Bestebreurtje Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

The 142nd catalogue from Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books comes with the brief title, Travel. There is actually more than just travel here. There are many books of Americana...

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Latin American and Iberian Bibliography from Katterskill Books

Latin American and Iberian Bibliography from Katterskill Books

By Michael Stillman

Kaaterskill Books, the rural upstate New York bookseller that comes up with surprising catalogues for a dealer in such an out of the way place, has come up with another: Lat...

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Books of Classical Antiquity from Antiquariaat Fragmenta Selecta

Books of Classical Antiquity from Antiquariaat Fragmenta Selecta

By Michael Stillman

Antiquariaat Fragmenta Selecta of Amsterdam has issued their Catalogue 102 Classical Antiquity (A-K). There are obviously lots of works about classical antiquity as this coll...

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Rare Book Monthly

  • Doyle
    The Collection of Mary Tyler Moore
    June 4, 2025
    DOYLE: Peter Max, Portrait of Mary Tyler Moore (Versions 1,2, 5, 6), 2001. Estimate $10,000-15,000
    DOYLE: The iconic screen-used wall-mounted "M" from The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Estimate $5,000-8,000
    DOYLE: The Mary Tyler Moore Show by Al Hirschfeld. Estimate $4,000-6,000
    Doyle
    The Collection of Mary Tyler Moore
    June 4, 2025
    DOYLE: Annie Leibovitz presents Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke for Vanity Fair. Estimate $4,000-6,000
    DOYLE: Al Hirschfeld presents Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in the CBS Wednesday Night Lineup. Estimate $4,000-6,000
    DOYLE: Richard McKenzie, Portrait of Mary Tyler Moore. Estimate $1,000-2,000
    Doyle
    The Collection of Mary Tyler Moore
    June 4, 2025
    DOYLE: Three Original Bill Hargate Costume Designs for The Mary Tyler Moore Hour. Estimate $600-800
    DOYLE: The famous Bonnie and Clyde "Wanted" broadside. Estimate $500-800
    DOYLE: Ticket to the Final Episode of the Mary Tyler Moore Show Estimate $400-600
  • Sotheby's
    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
    Sotheby's
    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
  • Gros & Delettrez
    Livres & Manuscrits Arméniens
    Jeudi 12 juin 2025
    Paris, Francis
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: BIBLE, Venise 1733, reliure arménienne
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: CHARAKNOTS, manuscrit XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: CHARAKNOTS, manuscrit daté 1606, reliure arménienne
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: CHARAKNOTS, manuscrit début XVIIIe siècle, reliure arménienne
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: CHARAKNOTS, Amsterdam 1664
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: CHARAKNOTS, Amsterdam 1702, reliure arménienne
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: DICTIONNAIRE arménien, manuscrit XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle.
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: EVANGILE, manuscrit 1735-1737, reliure arménienne
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: LIVRE DE PRIERES, Grégoire de Narek, manuscrit
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: GEOGRAPHIE, Ghoukas INDJIDJIAN, Venise 1802-1806
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: MANUSCRIT THEOLOGIQUE, XVIe-XVIIe siècle
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: MASHTOTS, manuscrit XVIIIe-XIXe siècle, reliure arménienne
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: LETTRE ENCYCLIQUE, manuscrit XIXe siècle
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: NOUVEAU TESTAMENT, Amsterdam 1668, reliure arménienne

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