Rare Book Monthly Reviews - August - 2024 Issue

Reflections from Clavreuil

Reflections from Clavreuil

Clavreuil, of Paris and London, has issued a catalogue entitled Reflets. That is French for reflections. You won't need to speak French to read the rest the catalogue. The listings are bilingual. Each item is thoroughly described in French and English. The 365 pages attest to its thoroughness. Most of the books are French, and easily fit the category “antiquarian.” It is filled with some of the finest literature France has produced. These are few selections.
 
Poor Marie Antoinette. Wife of French King Louis XVI, she will forever be remembered for saying something she almost certainly nev...

A New Selection of Rare Americana from David Lesser Antiquarian Books

A New Selection of Rare Americana from David Lesser Antiquarian Books

David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has issued their Catalogue 203 of Rare Americana. It offers a collection of printed material primarily from the late 18th and 19th century America. Most of th...

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Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller Offers Japanese, Chinese, & Korean Books, Scrolls, and Manuscripts

Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller Offers Japanese, Chinese, & Korean Books, Scrolls, and Manuscripts

Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller has issued their latest collection Japanese, Chinese, & Korean Books, Scrolls, and Manuscripts, Catalogue 248. The items offered are mostly very old, 16th-19th centu...

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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.
    Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.
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    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
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    Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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