Rare Book Monthly Reviews - April - 2025 Issue

Travel 2025 Part One from Shapero Rare Books

Travel 2025 Part One from Shapero Rare Books

Shapero Rare Books' latest catalogue is Travel 2025 Part One. These are travels coming from Europe, primarily England, to the rest of the world. They are mostly from the 17th-19th centuries, when the world map had been mostly charted and countries delineated, but much of what was inside them, the geography and people themselves, was still unknown. Here they are, as experienced by early European visitors.
 
The catalogue is divided into four sections: 1. Africa. 2. Voyages, the Americas, Mountaineering and Polar. 3. Greece, Ottoman Empire, Middle East and Central Asia. 4. India, Southeast ...

Korean Books & Manuscripts from Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Korean Books & Manuscripts from Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller has issued Catalogue 249 Korean Books & Manuscripts. Hill says that because of time and the Korean War, “...printed Korean books and manuscripts have become very rar...

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More of the Extraordinary Every Day from Langdon Manor Books

More of the Extraordinary Every Day from Langdon Manor Books

Langdon Manor Books has issued their Catalog 21. The best way to describe what you will find is to look at their description of the business: “Specialists in American Social Movements, American Per...

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Ephemera and Other Uncommon Items from Zephyr Used & Rare Books

Ephemera and Other Uncommon Items from Zephyr Used & Rare Books

Zephyr Used & Rare Books is back with a new selection of uncommon material, mostly ephemeral, but also some books you don't run across every day, if ever. Advertising and promotional materials ...

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More of America's History from David M. Lesser Antiquarian Books

More of America's History from David M. Lesser Antiquarian Books

David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has issued their Catalogue 209 of Rare Americana. They're all here, heroes and scoundrels, Presidents and murderers. This is America and Americans mostly from...

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In Taller Cotton from the George S. MacManus Co.

In Taller Cotton from the George S. MacManus Co.

Last month, we reviewed a catalogue of books that appeared in the noted Confederate bibliography “In Tall Cotton.” This month, we review The George S. MacManus Company's follow-up, In Taller Cotton...

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    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
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    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR

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