Rare Book Monthly Reviews - September - 2024 Issue

Voyages to the East, the David Parsons Collection, Offered by Four Booksellers

Voyages to the East, the David Parsons Collection, Offered by Four Booksellers

Four major booksellers, Peter Harrington, the William Reese Company, James Cummins Bookseller, and Hordern House, have combined to present a catalogue of Voyages to the East, the Parsons Collection. This the final sale of the Parsons collection, and as one can gather by the talent involved in the sale, Parsons collected at a very high level. He was an Englishman, Oxford M.A., who migrated to Atlanta where he was a highly regarded actuary. Late in life, he became a book collector, developing his exceptional collection. He died in 2014. These are some selections from his collection of voyages...

Fine Press from Underground Books

Fine Press from Underground Books

Underground Books has issued a catalogue of Fine Press. These are books that may or may not have important textual content, but their feature is the quality of press work. They are more like works ...

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LGBTQ+ & Women from Langdon Manor Books

LGBTQ+ & Women from Langdon Manor Books

Langdon Manor Books has released their Catalog 20. LGBTQ+ & Women. While a few books appear, this is primarily a selection of ephemeral material. Flyers, pamphlets, posters, documents, photogra...

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Rare Americana from David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books

Rare Americana from David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books

David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has issued their Catalogue 204 of Rare Americana. Lesser's catalogues feature primarily 18th and 19th century printed and manuscript Americana, a few items bl...

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The Old American West from Old West Books

The Old American West from Old West Books

Old West Books has just released a new catalogue of books about the American West. This one is Catalog 66 September 2024. Every month, the Old West gets a little older, with few if any survivors le...

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  • Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Cowper, William. Anatomia corporum humanorum ab excellentissimis… Utrecht, 1750. CHF 25,000 to 40,000
    Koller, Sep. 18: Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Pfinzing, Melchior. Die geverlicheiten und einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen…, Nürnberg, 1517. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
  • Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HAMILTON, Sir William - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: 1779. € 50,000 - 80,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KIRCHER, Athanasius - Turris Babel. Amsterdam: 1679. € 3,000 - 5,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: EDWARDS, George.London - Gleanings of Natural History. Londra: 1758-1764. € 7,000 - 10,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Cometographia. Danzica: 1668. € 20,000 - 30,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KUPKA, Frantisek - Quatre histoires de blanc et noir. Parigi: 1926. € 10,000 - 15,000
  • Sotheby’s
    10 September 2024
    The Shem Tov Bible

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