Rare Book Monthly Reviews - March - 2023 Issue

The Arctic, Iceland, and Canadiana from Bjarne Tokerud Bookseller

The Arctic, Iceland, and Canadiana from Bjarne Tokerud Bookseller

Bjarne Tokerud Bookseller has issued a fantastic catalogue for everyone not afraid of the cold (or at least not afraid of reading about it). It is filled with adventures it's hard to imagine anyone enduring. The catalogue is Arctic Exploration, Iceland & Canadiana. You will travel no farther south than Point Pelee with this collection. It is a tribute to the hardy who settled Canada, stopped in Iceland, and determined to conquer the frigid northland of the Arctic, traveling so far north that every direction you headed was south. These are a handful of items from the over 250 offered.
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Catalogue 1 from Books for Cooks

Catalogue 1 from Books for Cooks

This catalogue is a first, Catalogue 1 from Books for Cooks. Books for Cooks is a specialty cook book bookshop in Melbourne, Australia. As such, there are many collections of recipes and books abou...

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The American West from Michael D. Heaston Rare Books & Manuscripts

The American West from Michael D. Heaston Rare Books & Manuscripts

Michael D. Heaston Rare Books & Manuscripts has issued their Catalogue Fifty-Four – Americana. The subhead targets the material more closely, A Fine Selection of Books, Pamphlets, Manuscr...

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Exile from Mark Funke, Bookseller

Exile from Mark Funke, Bookseller

Mark Funke Bookseller has issued a catalogue with the brief title Exile. That's not something most people wish to be, and that was certainly the case with the authors in this collection. As Funke e...

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Books on Diverse Subjects from Librairie Michel Bouvier

Books on Diverse Subjects from Librairie Michel Bouvier

Librairie Michel Bouvier has issued their Catalogue 79. It is described as having “livres en divers genres,” or books on diverse subjects. The catalogue is written in French as are most...

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Life in America's Past from Langdon Manor Books

Life in America's Past from Langdon Manor Books

Langdon Manor Books has released their Catalog 16 of The Extraordinary History of the Every Day. This latest group includes numerous photographs, archives, personally created scrapbooks and account...

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Obscure and Strange Works from Garrett Scott, Bookseller

Obscure and Strange Works from Garrett Scott, Bookseller

Garrett Scott, Bookseller has issued his latest catalogue of the obscure and bizarre. It is unlikely you have even heard of anything in this catalogue let alone have a copy in your collection. This...

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An Amalgam from Zephyr Used & Rare Books

An Amalgam from Zephyr Used & Rare Books

Zephyr Used & Rare Books has a Winter Amalgam. It's an amalgamation of different types of works on different subjects. You could also call it a miscellany or variety. Zephyr focuses on pamphlet...

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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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