Rare Book Monthly Reviews - February - 2017 Issue

Sciences, Japanese & Chinese Books, Bibliography and More from Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller

Sciences, Japanese & Chinese Books, Bibliography and More from Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller

Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller has published his Catalogue 218, also described on the cover as "45 Years," celebrating his number of years in the book world. Assuredly, the importance of the material he features has grown with the years. This looks like a book not a catalogue, a hard-bound octavo an inch thick. You will learn much about history simply by reading the descriptions of the books being offered. It is filled with titles that range from significant to extremely important. This is a collection of major works, intended for those who collect at the highest level.
 
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African-Americana, Archives and American Social Movements from Langdon Manor Books

African-Americana, Archives and American Social Movements from Langdon Manor Books

Langdon Manor Books of Houston has issued their Catalog 1. African-Americana, Archives and American Social Movements. Social movements, along with American personal narratives, photo albums and out...

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The Adirondacks and Beyond from Riverrun Books & Manuscripts

The Adirondacks and Beyond from Riverrun Books & Manuscripts

Riverrun Books & Manuscripts has issued their Catalogue One, The Adirondacks, and Beyond. First, a note about Riverrun. Despite the "catalogue one," Riverrun, of Hastings-on-Hudson, a little no...

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The Christopher Hogwood Library of Food & Drink from Bernard Quaritch Ltd.

The Christopher Hogwood Library of Food & Drink from Bernard Quaritch Ltd.

The late Christopher Hogwood made his reputation reproducing antiquarian music. His résumé was long and varied, including positions in his home country of England and Europe, along wi...

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Old & Rare Books from Knuf Rare Books

Old & Rare Books from Knuf Rare Books

Knuf Rare Books has issued their Catalogue 231 of Old & Rare Books. Knuf is located in France, so many of the books are from France or written in French (though a good number are in English and...

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Richard Burton and Travels to the Middle East and Persia from Jeff Weber Rare Books

Richard Burton and Travels to the Middle East and Persia from Jeff Weber Rare Books

Jeff Weber Rare Books has issued their Catalogue 184 Richard Francis Burton & Explorers. This catalogue covers two mostly overlapping subjects. One is Richard Burton himself. The books by and a...

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Early Voyages, British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest from Bjarne Tokerud Bookseller

Early Voyages, British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest from Bjarne Tokerud Bookseller

Bjarne Tokerud Bookseller has issued a catalogue of Early Voyages, Voyages of Discovery in the Pacific Northwest & Overland Expeditions to British Columbia. Most of this material pertains to ad...

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Radical Literature, Art & Photography from Lorne Bair Rare Books

Radical Literature, Art & Photography from Lorne Bair Rare Books

Lorne Bair Rare Books has released their Catalogue 26. Bair focuses on social movements, radical ones in particularly. Mostly, these are leftist movements, but this time we find a few more opinions...

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French Antiquarian Books from Librairie Clavreuil

French Antiquarian Books from Librairie Clavreuil

Librairie Clavreuil of Paris has issued their catalogue 46 of Livres Ancien (antiquarian books). The catalogue is written in the French language, as are the majority of the books. There are some in...

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500 Children's and Illustrated Books from Aleph-Bet Books

500 Children's and Illustrated Books from Aleph-Bet Books

Aleph-Bet Books has released their Catalogue 115 of Children's Books & Illustrated Books. Aleph-Bet has a new selection of 500 books, or items related to books, each with a color image along wi...

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The Works of Arthur Rackham from Peter Harrington

The Works of Arthur Rackham from Peter Harrington

Peter Harrington has published a catalogue of The Works of Arthur Rackham from the Library of an English Bibliophile. This is an exquisite catalogue, living up to what one would want for a selectio...

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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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