Rare Book Monthly Reviews - June - 2017 Issue

Fantastic Bindings from Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Manuscripts

Fantastic Bindings from Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Manuscripts

Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Manuscripts has issued their Catalogue 71: Historically Significant and Decorative Bindings From the 15th Century to the Present. Words escape me. One can coldly describe the art in terms of tooling and shapes and colors, and it's about as effective as describing the Sistine Chapel by paint types and colors. Something can be red and blue and be beautiful, or it can be ugly, which tells you how useful that information is. Fortunately, the catalogue includes pictures of the bindings, so you can see what the various elements look like as put together by the bo...

Recent Acquisitions in Americana from the William Reese Company

Recent Acquisitions in Americana from the William Reese Company

The William Reese Company has issued a catalogue of Recent Acquisitions in Americana. There is a range of material related to America to be found, including some collections of photographs of archi...

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Rare and Collectible Books from Yesterday's Muse

Rare and Collectible Books from Yesterday's Muse

Yesterday's Muse Books has issued a catalogue of used, rare, and collectible books for May 2017. This collection is hard to categorize as the topics vary. Perhaps the word they use to describe the ...

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The Paul Zimmerman Collection from Quill & Brush

The Paul Zimmerman Collection from Quill & Brush

Quill & Brush is offering a catalogue of Highlights from the Collection of Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman. "Dr. Z" was a notable sportswriter for half a century, first with several newspapers in New Yo...

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Works of Children's Illustration from John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller

Works of Children's Illustration from John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller

John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller has published their Short List 7, 27 Works of Children's Illustration. There is a mix here of illustrated children's books, portfolios of illustrations, and much ...

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Literature and More from Whitmore Rare Books

Literature and More from Whitmore Rare Books

Whitmore Rare Books has issued their Catalogue 15. It doesn't have a title beyond the number, nor a description of its contents. It is filled with literature, including many great novels, but that ...

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A Variety of Rare Americana from David Lesser Antiquarian Books

A Variety of Rare Americana from David Lesser Antiquarian Books

David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books recently published their catalogue No. 155 of Rare Americana. It is filled with books, pamphlets, broadsides, cartoons, illustrations, manuscripts and other e...

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The Islamic World from  Antiquariaat Forum and Antiquariat Inlibris

The Islamic World from Antiquariaat Forum and Antiquariat Inlibris

The Antiquariaat Forum, together with Antiquariat Inlibris, has issued a catalogue entitled The Islamic World 6. The "6" refers to the number of catalogues about the Islamic world they have produce...

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A Spring Miscellany from Peter Harrington

A Spring Miscellany from Peter Harrington

Peter Harrington of London has issued their Catalogue 132, a Spring Miscellany. It provides much in the way of literature, a good mix of fiction and nonfiction. Most of what we find here are books,...

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    Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.
    Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.
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    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
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