Rare Book Monthly Reviews - July - 2018 Issue

Peter Harrington's Books for Display at Masterpiece 2018

Peter Harrington has prepared a catalogue of Items Displayed at Masterpiece 2018 London. Masterpiece is an annual show of the most desirable of material, primarily works of art. It takes a very healthy budget to take something home with you. Fortunately, books generally don't reach the astronomical prices of art, but nonetheless, you will need to be able to buy the best if you attend Masterpiece. That is all you will find. The fair began on June 28, but continues through July 4. Here are a few of the items you will see if you stop by Harrington's display (Stand D4).
 
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Manuscripts, Archives and Photographs from the William Reese Company

The William Reese Company has published their Catalogue 355, Manuscripts, Archives & Photographs. There are actually a few books in here too, but this is primarily a selection of other types of...

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Voyages & Travel from Maggs Bros. Ltd.

Maggs Bros. Ltd. has issued their Catalogue 1494 Voyages & Travel. Many of the journeys were those of discovery, famed explorers off to discover the world. Others were travels by individuals wh...

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The Polar Regions and the Klondike from Aquila Books

Aquila Books has published a catalogue of Books and Ephemera Relating to All Aspects of the Polar Regions, as well as a Selection of Klondike Items. This makes for some cool reading on a hot July d...

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Nothing But The Book from Brian Cassidy Bookseller

Brian Cassidy Bookseller has released catalogue 13: the book & nothing but the book. I will not even attempt to describe what sort of material can be found in a Cassidy catalogue. That's over m...

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Science, Medicine and Natural History from Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller has issued a catalogue of Science, Medicine & Natural History. There is much of interest to be found here, but do not rely on the science, and certainly don't blindl...

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The West Mostly as It Was from Old West Books

Old West Books has published their Catalog 44 - July 2018 of Rare, Out of Print Books on the American West. These are not so much the sensational type of books we often associate with the West, exa...

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Langdon Manor Books Features Women, LGBTQ, Japanese Americans, and American Internment Camps

Langdon Manor Books has published their Catalog 5. They describe their specialties as American social movements, American personal narratives, photo albums and outsider books. In this catalogue, th...

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American Historical Autographs from Joe Rubinfine

Joe Rubinfine has issued List 181 of American Historical Autographs. The collection includes Americans from many walks of life, most of whose names you will recognize. The greatest concentration is...

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Beautiful Books and Their Creation from The Veatchs Arts of the Book

The Veatchs Arts of the Book has published their Catalogue 88. It is filled with material related to the book arts. There are fine press offerings, type specimen books, proof copies, various types ...

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Exploration and Discovery in Australia and the Pacific from Hordern House

Hordern House has released a new, though untitled catalogue. In place of the missing title, we will quote from their introduction as it describes the sort of material you will find: we "specialise ...

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Social Movements from Lorne Bair Rare Books

Lorne Bair Rare Books recently published their Catalog 29. Bair specializes in material related to social movements, or as they say, "American (and un-American) social movements." "Un-American" cou...

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David Lesser Antiquarian Books Offers Rare Paper Americana

David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books recently published their Catalogue 162 of Rare Americana. In an era that has seen many dealers cut back on printed catalogues, Lesser continues to use the pri...

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Canadas, Canadiana, and Angling from Patrick McGahern Books

Patrick McGahern Books has published their Catalogue 266. Canadas, Canadiana, Angling. As usual, a few of these items manage to sneak across the American border. Where is ICE? Still, this is mostly...

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First Contact from Shapero Rare Books

Shapero Rare Books has printed a compact catalogue of First Contact. Rather than Shapero's usual large and highly detailed catalogues, this twelvemo size selection contains photographs and only bri...

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A Summer List from Samuel Gedge Ltd.

Samuel Gedge Ltd. is offering a Summer List of Books, Manuscripts & Ephemera. Gedge focuses primarily on obscure, older material, usually early 19th century and older, from England and Europe. ...

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Rare Book Monthly

  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD

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