Rare Book Monthly Reviews - January - 2020 Issue

The Books and Art of Will James from The Great American Cattle Company

The Books and Art of Will James from The Great American Cattle Company

Kit Haddock and The Great American Cattle Company have issued a catalogue on the Books and Art of Will James. For clarification, this is not writer/philosopher William James. For distinguishing characteristics, suffice it to say that Will James was a cowboy. He was also an artist and a writer. However, his art and writing were entirely focused on life as a cowboy and experiences on ranch and range. He was the quintessential chronicler of life in the American West in days gone by, a man who captured the lifestyle better than just about anyone else.
 
There were also some contradiction...

Persuasive Mapping from Boston Rare Maps

Persuasive Mapping from Boston Rare Maps

Boston Rare Maps has issued their Catalog 3. Reformers & Visionaries, Scoundrels & Incendiaries. 250 Years of Persuasive Mapping. That is an odd title for a map catalogue, but then again, s...

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A Cookery from Pazzo Books

A Cookery from Pazzo Books

Pazzo Books has published their Catalogue Four – Pazzo Cookery. The alternate title is Gefüllt, which has a double meaning here. It is German for “stuffed,” that is stuffed i...

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Thirty Children's Books from John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller

Thirty Children's Books from John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller

John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller has released a catalogue of 30 Children's Books. While we all have different tastes in books, just about everyone likes those for children. Our common denominator...

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Present Indicative from Shapero Rare Books

Present Indicative from Shapero Rare Books

Shapero Rare Books has issued a catalogue entitled Present Indicative. That title needs some explanation, but unfortunately, I can't provide it. My guess is it has something to do with presents sin...

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Agriculture and Its Produce from Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Agriculture and Its Produce from Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller has issued Catalogue 228, of Agriculture, Beer, Botany, Famine Relief, Farming, Food, Gardening, Horticulture, Irrigation, Land Reclamation, Utopias, & Wine. That's ...

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Broadsides & Broadsheets from the William Reese Co.

Broadsides & Broadsheets from the William Reese Co.

The William Reese Company has issued a catalogue of Broadsides & Broadsheets. These are single sheet printed items, such as posters and handbills. Most were printed on paper but a few are on li...

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Hunting and Fishing in the South from L & T Respess Books

Hunting and Fishing in the South from L & T Respess Books

L & T Respess Books has issued their List 324: Hunting & Fishing in the South. Everything here at least touches on one of these subjects in one of the southern or border states. Most are en...

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Recent Acquisitions from the Veatchs Arts of the Book

Recent Acquisitions from the Veatchs Arts of the Book

The Veatchs Arts of the Book has published their Catalogue 92. Recent Acquisitions for Fall/Winter 2019 offering Fine Printing & Binding and Interesting Typography. Long titles have the benefit...

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Canadiana Plus from Patrick McGahern Books

Canadiana Plus from Patrick McGahern Books

Patrick McGahern Books recently released their Catalogue 284 Canadiana, Rare, Scarce & Interesting Antiquarian Books. That is a slight understatement. It is mostly Canadian material, but there ...

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A Holiday Miscellany from Ursus Rare Books

A Holiday Miscellany from Ursus Rare Books

Ursus Rare Books has created a Holiday Miscellany 2019. The holidays may be almost over, but the books are as good as ever. Books age well. A miscellany is hard to describe with words that aren't s...

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Various Subjects from Raptis Rare Books

Various Subjects from Raptis Rare Books

Raptis Rare Books has issued a new, untitled catalogue, described by its table of contents. Here it is: History, Philosophy & Religion, Exploration & Scientific Discovery, Americana, Litera...

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A Holiday Catalogue from Whitmore Rare Books

A Holiday Catalogue from Whitmore Rare Books

Whitmore Rare Books recently issued their Holiday Catalogue. While they don't specify a topic, it is filled with great literature. Novels are the largest part of the selection, but there is also so...

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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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