Rare Book Monthly Reviews - December - 2010 Issue

"Piccadilly Notes" from Sotheran's

"Piccadilly Notes" from Sotheran's

By Michael Stillman

Sotheran's, the centuries old London bookseller, has issued another one of its extensive, detailed, well-illustrated catalogues. This one contains 570 items on over 150 quarto pages. The type might be a bit small, but Sotheran's believes in thorough descriptions. No guessing is required. This catalogue is entitled Piccadilly Notes 56, the latest in a series that has been running for the good part of a century. The series does not have a particular focus we can discern, other than lots of interesting books on various topics. This catalogue does devote almost 200 listin...

Rare Books in Travel, Science, Arts and Humanities from Martayan Lan

Rare Books in Travel, Science, Arts and Humanities from Martayan Lan

By Michael Stillman

Martayan Lan of New York City has issued their Catalogue 48 of rare books in the fields of travel, science, arts and humanities. Among the subheadings offered are Americana, ...

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Important Works from Peter Harrington

Important Works from Peter Harrington

By Michael Stillman

Peter Harrington has issued the firm's Catalogue 73, containing 199 items of significance for collectors from various fields. These items are connected by their importance ra...

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Musical Works from J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians

Musical Works from J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians

By Michael Stillman

J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians has issued Catalog 65. It is divided into four parts, Autograph Musical Manuscripts and Letters of Composers; Rare Printed Music; Musical Lit...

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Signed Items from David Schulson Autographs

Signed Items from David Schulson Autographs

By Michael Stillman

David Schulson Autographs recently released their Catalog 146. It contains a variety of inscribed and signed documents, along with more detailed material, such as letters and...

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Fine Antique Maps from Jonathan Potter Limited

Fine Antique Maps from Jonathan Potter Limited

By Michael Stillman

Jonathan Potter Limited has issued a new catalogue, Encompass - A Selection of Antique Maps From Jonathan Potter, dated Winter 2010 / 2011. Potter recognizes the fragility of...

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Antique Books and Ephemera from Samuel Gedge Ltd.

Antique Books and Ephemera from Samuel Gedge Ltd.

By Michael Stillman

Samuel Gedge Ltd. Rare Books has issued their Catalogue IX. Those Roman numerals provide a good indication of the type of material to be found here - very old. Maybe not quit...

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Rare American Pamphlets from David Lesser Antiquarian Books

Rare American Pamphlets from David Lesser Antiquarian Books

By Michael Stillman

David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books is back with a new catalogue of Rare Americana, number 116 for the Woodbridge, Connecticut, bookseller. Lesser specializes in American ...

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Chess Letters from White to Gamage, Offered by The Book Collector

Chess Letters from White to Gamage, Offered by The Book Collector

By Michael Stillman

Once in a very rare while, we receive a catalogue that is totally out of the ordinary, and virtually beyond the ability of an amateur to describe. This will not be a typical ...

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Books on the West from Gene W. Baade

Books on the West from Gene W. Baade

By Michael Stillman

From Gene W. Baade we have received his Catalogue 1110 of Books on the West. For those wondering about that number, Baade publishes a lot catalogues, but not that many. The n...

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Nautical Works from the Columbia Trading Company

Nautical Works from the Columbia Trading Company

By Michael Stillman

The Columbia Trading Company has issued Catalog 149 of Nautical Books and Artifacts. Located on Cape Cod, at the heart of America's seafaring travel since the Pilgrims droppe...

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Film and Literature from James Pepper Rare Books

Film and Literature from James Pepper Rare Books

By Michael Stillman

James Pepper Rare Books has issued Catalogue 197, with the focus on film and actors, along with some literature and mystery, and items related to authors. These include books...

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The American West and Other Things from the Argonaut Book Shop

The American West and Other Things from the Argonaut Book Shop

By Michael Stillman

The latest catalogue from the Argonaut Book Shop is titled Recent Acquisitions and Selections from Stock. Holiday Season, 2010. That doesn't exactly tell us very much about w...

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The Great West Illustrated from the William Reese Company

The Great West Illustrated from the William Reese Company

By Michael Stillman

The William Reese Company has issued Bulletin 17. The Great West Illustrated. For two centuries, since the journey of Lewis and Clark, this land of the wild frontier has fasc...

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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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