Rare Book Monthly Articles - March - 2026 Issue

Provenance, a book written by Matthew Raptis

Provenance by Matthew Raptis Recently I purchased a copy of Provenance, a recently issued book by Matthew Raptis.  He and his wife Adrienne are dealers that specialize in literature, children’s books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields.  It’s a slim volume that encourages collecting by example and I found it a very worthwhile read. He tells the stories of six collectors and items that found their way by luck, timing and/or diligence into collections. The collected material is remarkable, so too the collectors whose motivations were uniquely ...

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ESA 46: An opportunity to understand the future of collectible paper

News Briefs: Stories Related to Censorship, Death of the Paperback, Destruction of Books, Closing of Libraries and Other Items in Recent News You May Have Missed

News Briefs: Stories Related to Censorship, Death of the Paperback, Destruction of Books, Closing of Libraries and Other Items in Recent News You May Have Missed

Short Takes: Classes and Financial Assistance for Study in Rare Books and the Antiquarian Trade

Short Takes: Classes and Financial Assistance for Study in Rare Books and the Antiquarian Trade

Fournel’s History of the Attorneys - The Heart of the Legal Matter

Fournel’s History of the Attorneys - The Heart of the Legal Matter

Three New Catalogues Reviewed

Three New Catalogues Reviewed

Antiquing Your Old Books with Paint?

Antiquing Your Old Books with Paint?

Coffee and Wheat - Some Consume, Others Collect

Coffee and Wheat - Some Consume, Others Collect

When a College Closes, Its Library Books Must Go

When a College Closes, Its Library Books Must Go

Book Plates: We have a New One!

Peter Harrington Exhibits at TEFAF Maastricht

Peter Harrington Exhibits at TEFAF Maastricht

Pokemon Card Sells for Almost $16.5 Million – a New Record for a Trading Card

Pokemon Card Sells for Almost $16.5 Million – a New Record for a Trading Card

The Ulster County Bank, an ephemera bonanza

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  • ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000

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