Rare Book Monthly Reviews - November - 2017 Issue

Eighteenth and 19th Century Correspondence from Read 'Em Again Books

Eighteenth and 19th Century Correspondence from Read 'Em Again Books

Read 'Em Again Books has issued a catalogue with a poetic title, With pen in hand, I sit to write. The subheading explains that title more clearly – A Collection of 18th and 19th Century Correspondence. While Read 'Em Again is a bookseller, this catalogue is devoted mainly to manuscript correspondence. While in the book business, they explain, "most of those who buy from us don't consider themselves to be book collectors even though they may often buy collectible books. Rather...they are thematic collectors – perhaps they collect topics related to their employment, a hobby, an i...

The Languages of South Asia from John Randall

The Languages of South Asia from John Randall

John Randall Books of Asia has issued a selection of The Languages of South Asia, a catalogue of books: dictionaries, grammars, manuals, & literature, with several important works on Tibet. The...

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53rd Anniversary Catalogue from The Pages of Yesteryear

53rd Anniversary Catalogue from The Pages of Yesteryear

The Pages of Yesteryear has issued their annual anniversary catalogue. The title, and number of items therein, increases by one each year. This one is simply titled 53, which corresponds to the num...

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One Year of Acquisitions in Books About Books from Oak Knoll Books

One Year of Acquisitions in Books About Books from Oak Knoll Books

Oak Knoll Books has issued their Catalogue 212 One Year of Acquisitions. Oak Knoll is the "books about books" and related material specialist. You will not find a greater selection in this category...

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Interior and Exterior Design from John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller

Interior and Exterior Design from John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller

John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller has issued Catalogue 67. Schema, A Catalogue of Interior and Exterior Design from Several Countries. Specifically, those several countries are France, Germany, Sw...

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Books from the Old West from Old West Books

Books from the Old West from Old West Books

Old West Books recently published its Catalog 42 of Rare, Out of Print Books on the American West. Actually, you need only the dealer's three-word name to understand what is in this collection. Wha...

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Central Asia from Shapero Rare Books

Central Asia from Shapero Rare Books

Shapero Rare Books has published a catalogue entitled Pushing the Boundaries Central Asia: From the Southern Provinces of Russia to the Sea. Most of these are travel books. Englishmen and Europeans...

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A (Late) Summer Miscellany from Peter Harrington

A (Late) Summer Miscellany from Peter Harrington

Peter Harrington of London has created a catalogue called a Summer Miscellany. Perhaps we are slightly late getting to this one. Then again, maybe it's targeted to people in the Southern Hemisphere...

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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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