Seven new catalogues are up for review in this month's issue of Rare Book Monthly. The William Reese Company revisits the greatest Americana sale of the 20th century, by that century's greatest collector in the field, Thomas Streeter. Every title in the catalogue was in the Streeter sale, a few even being Streeter's personal copy. There is also a new catalogue of rare Americana offered by David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books reviewed, as well as one of Western Americana from Michael D. Heaston Rare Books & Manuscripts.
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, takes us to the other side of the world with a catalogue of Japanese and Chinese books, manuscripts, and scrolls. Maggs Bros. will bring you to every continent and many islands on earth with their collection of voyages and travel. Riverrun Books & Manuscripts offers a catalogue of material pertaining to the transmission of medical knowledge. It ranges from centuries-old books, once the primary means of informing others of recent medical developments, to today's more common form – medical journals. We close with a more poetical selection of offerings, Peter Harrington's catalogue of poetry.
Sotheby's 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
Sotheby's 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
