Rare Book Monthly

Articles - November - 2017 Issue

eCatalogues: the transition continues

As the economics of rare book catalogues continues to decline many dealers have shifted from printed paper to electronic eCatalogues.  Here is a snapshot of the most recent fifty catalogues we have received.  They all deserve support.

 

In the trade the time-honored process of issuing printed catalogues has lost some of its appeal as the web has created new ways to reach buyers while undermining other aspects of the selling process.  In this transition period eCatalogues are finding a place in the selling mix.

 

Here is a link to the eCatalogue Section of Rare Book Monthly.

 

1 Henry Berry, books/ephemera Einstein-related letters, Jose Rodriquez Migueis manuscripts Letters about Einstein by friends, Portuguese writer manuscripts
2 J & J LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS LLC Igor Stravinsky A Collection of Works by and about the Composer, Libretti, and Scores
3 Daniel Crouch Rare Books The John W. Galiardo Collection of World Maps E-catalogue
4 Antiquates Ltd Ink Fair London 2017 Highlights of our stock, exhibited at the INK Fair London
5 Antiquates Ltd List Ay - Presentations & Associations 70 presentation and association copies
6 Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books Special List 280: Railroads Thirty items on railroads in Latin America, Africa, and Europe, with color illustrations.
7 The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd Antiquarian Titles: 36th Annual Conference on the International Association of Law Libraries E-List 37 Titles
8 Daniel Crouch Rare Books Mapping London 70 Plans
9 John Randall (Books of Asia) Catalogue 31: The Languages of South Asia We are pleased to announce our latest catalogue of 209 items on the languages of South Asia, togethe
10 Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books Special List 279: Nine 19th-c. Portuguese African Imprints Printed in Angola, Moçambique, and São Thomé
11 Yesterday's Muse Books, ABAA Fall 2017 Seasonal miscellany featuring Nicolay & Hay's Lincoln with a signed document by John Hay laid in, a
12 Yesterday's Muse Books, ABAA Summer 2017 Seasonal miscellany
13 Yesterday's Muse Books, ABAA Spring 2017 Seasonal miscellany
14 Yesterday's Muse Books, ABAA Italian History & Culture and The Grand Tour Histories and travelogues in English & Italian related to The Grand Tour
15 Yesterday's Muse Books, ABAA Women Authors Mostly signed first editions of works by notable women authors
16 The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd Catalogue 87: Books, Manuscripts. Pamphlets & Ephemera: 15th to 20th Centuries Catalogue 87
17 Antiquariaat Forum & Asher Rare Books Religion & Devotion Part II
18 J & J LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS LLC Rare Printed Music for Strings & Books, Autographs, and Prints Relating to Stringed Instruments Autumn 2017
19 The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd A Selection of 30 Antiquarian Titles E-List 30 Items
20 Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books Special List 278: Brazilian and Portuguese Books, 1516-1843 95 Brazilian and Portuguese books, 1516-1843, with color illustrations
21 Riverrun Books & Manuscripts Poetry: 20th and 21st Century 286 books and manuscripts
22 Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books Special List 277: Ten Recent Acquisitions Ten recent acquisitions.
23 Daniel Crouch Rare Books 16 Maps from Gerard de Jode’s Speculum Orbis Terrarum
24 The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd 30 New Arrivals: Books, Pamphlets and a Photograph E-List 30 Items
25 Antiquates Ltd List Aw - Recent acquisitions 50 books, sixteenth-twentieth centuries
26 Antiquates Ltd List Av - Juvenile & Education 50 books by, for or about children and education
27 Musinsky Rare Books, Inc. E-Catalogue 12 22 Continental Books and Manuscripts
28 E. K. Schreiber October 2017 List 25 Early Continental Books
29 The Wayfarer's Bookshop 50 Original Historical Photographs of British Columbia On display at the Vancouver rare book show
30 Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books Special List 276: Italian Imprints Thirty-three Italian imprints, with full-color illustrations
31 The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd A Selection of 30 Antiquarian Titles E-List 30 Items
32 Daniel Crouch Rare Books 20 Maps from the 1490 & 1507 Rome Ptolemies E-catalogue
33 Antiquariaat Forum & Asher Rare Books Women and Society Books, drawings and manuscripts on, by, and for women
34 Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books Special List 275: Military Military: an illustrated list with 196 items.
35 The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd 30 New Arrivals: Books, Pamphlets and Manuscripts E-List 30 Items
36 The Wayfarer's Bookshop Exploration, Travels & Voyages New acquisitions & selected stock highlights
37 The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd 30 New Arrivals: Books, Pamphlets, Manuscripts, Photographs and a Broadside E-List 30 Items
38 Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books Special List 274: Periodicals, Including Newspapers, Reviews, Journals, and Magazines Periodicals, Including Newspapers, Reviews, Journals, and Magazines, with full-color illustrations
39 Patrick McGahern Books Catalogue 258 Canadiana, Arctic, Angling & Hunting, and Literature
40 Lord Durham Rare Books LDRB Offering AUG 2017 37 item: 4 Collections; 16 Books; 3 Maps ; 5 Manuscripts ; 2 Photos and 7 Ephemera
41 Antiquariaat Forum & Asher Rare Books Natural History III E-catalogue
42 Dan Wyman Books Catalogue 210 Rare Jewish, Christian, and Secular Imprints from the 1500-1600s
43 The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd 30 New Arrivals: Books and Pamphlets E-List 30 Items
44 Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books Special List 273: Miscellany of 187 Relatively Recent Portuguese Publications Relatively Recent Portuguese Publications, including bibliography and books about books, reference,
45 The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd American Law Before 1860: 30 Titles E-List 30 Items
46 Antiquariaat Forum & Asher Rare Books Africa E-catalogue
47 The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd 30 New Arrivals: Books and Pamphlets E-List 30 Items
48 The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd 30 Law Dictionaries and Encyclopedias E-List 30 Items
49 Parigi Books Catalog No. 3 - Weird Tales and the Art of Margaret Brundage A selection of Weird Tales magazines from the 1930s featuring stories by Robert E. Howard (including
50 Parigi Books Catalog No. 2 - Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction More than 70 titles by Ray Bradbury, Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, Stephen King, George R. R. Martin, Richa

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  • Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    27th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 27: Dürer (Albrecht) Hierin sind begriffen vier bücher von menschlicher Proportion, 4 parts in 1, first edition, Nuremberg, Hieronymus Andreae for Agnes Dürer, 1528. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 26 fine hand-painted miniatures, 17th century dark brown morocco, [Lyon], [c. 1475 and later c. 1490-1500]. £25,000 to £35,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Brontë (Emily) The North Wind, watercolour, [1842]. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Titanic.- Mudd (Thomas Cupper, one of the youngest victims of the sinking of the Titanic, 1895-1912) Autograph Letter signed on board RMS Titanic to his mother, April 11th 1912. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    27th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 27: [Austen (Jane)] Emma: A Novel, 3 vol., first edition, for John Murray, 1816. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Picasso (Pablo).- Ovid. Les Metamorphoses, one of 95 copies, signed by the artist, Lausanne, Albert Skira, 1931. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: America.- Ogilby (John) America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World..., all maps with vibrant hand-colouring in outline, probably by an early hand, 1671. £15,000 to £25,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Iceland.- Geological exploration.- Bright (Dr. Richard )and Edward Bird. Collection of twenty original drawings from travels in Iceland with Henry Holland and George Mackenzie, watercolours, [1810]. £20,000 to £30,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    The Library of Barry Humphries
    26th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 26: Beckford (William) [Vathek] An Arabian Tale, first (but unauthorised) edition, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her signature and notes, 1786. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, first edition containing the 6 suppressed poems, first issue, contemporary half black morocco, Paris, 1857. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) The Rape of the Lock, one of 25 copies on Japanese vellum, Leonard Smithers, 1896. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Douglas (Lord Alfred) Sonnets, first edition, the dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife Olive Custance, The Academy, 1909. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum Auctions
    The Library of Barry Humphries
    26th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 26: Crowley (Aleister) The Works..., 3 vol. in 1 (as issued)"Essay Competition" issue on India paper, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1905-07. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Rodin (Auguste).- Mirbeau (Octave) Le Jardin des Supplices, one of 30 copies on chine with an additional suite, bound in dark purple goatskin, Paris, 1902. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Pellar (Hans) Eight original book illustrations for 'Der verliebte Flamingo' [together with] a published copy of the first edition of the book, 1923. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Cretté (Georges, binder).- Louÿs (Pierre) Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, 2 vol., one of 99 copies, with 2 original drawings, superbly bound in blue goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1930. £3,000 to £4,000.
  • Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
  • Swann
    Printed & Manuscript African Americana
    March 20, 2025
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 7: Thomas Fisher, The Negro's Memorial or Abolitionist's Catechism, London, 1825. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 78: Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, New York, 1958. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 99: Rosa Parks, Hand-written recollection of her first meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., autograph manuscript, Detroit, c. 1990s. $30,000 to $40,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 154: Frederick Douglass, Autograph statement on voting rights, signed manuscript, 1866. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 164: W.E.B. Du Bois, What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas, Washington, circa 1936. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann
    Printed & Manuscript African Americana
    March 20, 2025
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 263: Susan Paul, Memoir of James Jackson, Boston, 1835. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 267: Langston Hughes, Gypsy Ballads, signed translation of García Lorca's poetry, Madrid, 1937. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 274: Malcolm X, Collection from Alex Haley's estate, 38 items, 1963-1971. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 367: Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave, Auburn, NY, 1853. $2,500 to $3,500.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 402: Anna Julia Cooper, A Voice from the South, Xenia, OH, 1892. $2,000 to $3,000.
  • Koller, Mar. 26: Wit, Frederick de. Atlas. Amsterdam, de Wit, [1680]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: Merian, Maria Sibylla. Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung, und sonderbare Blumennahrung. Nürnberg, 1679; Frankfurt a. M. und Leipzig, 1683. CHF 20,000 to 30,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. Faust. Ein Fragment. Von Goethe. Ächte Ausgabe. Leipzig, G. J. Göschen, 1790. CHF 7,000 to 10,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: Hieronymus. [Das hochwirdig leben der außerwoelten freünde gotes der heiligen altuaeter]. Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger d. Ä., 9. Juni 1497. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Mar. 26: BIBLIA GERMANICA - Neunte deutsche Bibel. Nürnberg, A. Koberger, 17. Feb. 1483. CHF 40,000 to 60,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: HORAE B.M.V. - Stundenbuch. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament, Kalendarium französisch. Nordfrankreich (Rouen?). CHF 25,000 to 40,000

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