Rare Book Monthly Reviews - May - 2025 Issue

Murder and Other Legal Issues from The Lawbook Exchange

Murder and Other Legal Issues from The Lawbook Exchange

The Lawbook Exchange prepared a catalogue of Items on Display for the 65th Annual New York International Antiquarian Book Fair. A good title for this catalogue might be “Murder Most Foul.” There are a lot of crime books in this catalogue, with murder being the favorite. Not too many publications are written about thefts, but murder is something else. Of course, there are also some more standard law books that might be of primary interest to those in the legal profession, rather than the rest of us. Here are a few samples from this collection.
 
We begin with Confession, though Not the Dyi...

Books for The New York Fair from Whitmore Rare Books

Books for The New York Fair from Whitmore Rare Books

Whitmore Rare Books published a new catalogue for the New York Antiquarian Book Fair – Catalogue 2025. Whitmore specializes in the very best of books, the the most significant literary works in the...

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Showcase 2025 from Shapero Rare Books

Showcase 2025 from Shapero Rare Books

Shapero Rare Books has published a catalogue entitled Showcase 2025. My best guess for the title is that this is such a collection of important and historic works that they belong in a showcase, ra...

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Western Americana from The George S. MacManus Company

Western Americana from The George S. MacManus Company

The George S. MacManus Co. has issued a catalogue of Western Americana. If you collect western Americana, you must have this catalogue. This is not hyperbole, exaggeration. There is such an amazing...

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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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