Rare Book Monthly Reviews - December - 2024 Issue

Wanderings Westward from Michael D. Heaston Rare Books & Manuscripts

Wanderings Westward from Michael D. Heaston Rare Books & Manuscripts

Michael D. Heaston Rare Books and Manuscripts has published their Catalogue Fifty-Seven, Wanderings Westward. This is a look at America in the 19th and early 20th century, as Americans moved into and settled the West. There are books, maps, broadsides, manuscripts, and various ephemeral items. A land that at the beginning of the period belonged to Indians and buffalo became a part of America as we know it today. The changes were both quick and dramatic. This activity is well-documented in the often obscure material Heaston is offering. These are a few selections.
 
This book provides a lo...

Diverse Books and Autographs from Librairie Michel Bouvier

Diverse Books and Autographs from Librairie Michel Bouvier

Librairie Michel Bouvier has issued their Catalogue 82, Livres en divers genres, quelques autographes (books in diverse subject, some autographs). Naturally, this catalogue will require an understa...

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Rare Western Titles from Old West Books

Rare Western Titles from Old West Books

Old West Books has published their Catalogue 67, December 2024 of Rare, Out of Print Books on the American West. Old West offers a collection of titles on the American West that are often obscure a...

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A Holiday Catalogue from Whitmore Rare Books

A Holiday Catalogue from Whitmore Rare Books

Whitmore Rare Books has issued a Holiday Catalogue 2024. Despite the catalogue name, most of these books aren't particularly oriented toward the holiday season. There are exceptions, such as A Chri...

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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 released their Catalogue 206. It is the latest in their long-running series of Rare Americana. There is a lot of material from the antebellum period, but ...

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“Fall Milestones” from Zephyr Used & Rare Books

“Fall Milestones” from Zephyr Used & Rare Books

Zephyr Used & Rare Books has issued a second fall catalogue, this one titled Fall Milestones – Catalogue II. It is filled with a variety of books and other types of paper items, even a volvelle...

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Asia Illustrated from Shapero Rare Books

Asia Illustrated from Shapero Rare Books

Shapero Rare Books has issued a catalogue of Asia Illustrated. This catalogue is filled with outstanding artists' renditions of scenes from Asia. There are a few books using photographs, but the gr...

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Rare Book Monthly

  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • 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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