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Articles - June - 2006 Issue

Bookesellers' Catalogues Reviewed This Month

Catalogues reviewed for June.

Catalogues reviewed for June.


Thirteen catalogues from European and American booksellers are reviewed in Section Two of June's issue of AE Monthly. Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books weighs in with old English books, Librairie Thomas-Scheler has some notable European antiquarian books. Frits Knuf and Antiquariaat Papyrus have combined to offer a collection from the Continent, with a section about colors, while the Antiquariaat Forum has some Dutch works. David Lesser provides a catalogue of unusual Americana, while William Reese is focused on the American South. There are fabulous new acquisitions offered by Bauman Rare Books, western fiction from Between The Covers, rare manuscripts from the 19th Century Shop, curious items from Thomas Cullen, unusual western memorabilia from Johns' Western Gallery, and more than just books about books from Oak Knoll. Join us in Section Two to catch up on what booksellers are offering in their catalogues this month.

To see June's catalogue reviews, click here.

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  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    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.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
    Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.

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