Catalogues

Raptis Rare Books

Specialities : Modern first editions , Natural history , Old and rare books , Photography , Political Science , Golf

We are pleased to announce the arrival of our Fall 2016 catalog featuring a fine selection of recent arrivals and collection highlights including one of the earliest presentation copies of James Joyce’s Ulysses inscribed to Lewis Galantiere, an exceptionally rare hand corrected speech with additions and edits in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s own hand, an inscribed first edition of Albert Einstein’s The Evolution of Physics, and a signed extra limited edition of Winnie-The-Pooh inscribed with an original poem by A.A. Milne. Other highlights include a rare first edition in English of Dante’s Divine Comedy, a first edition of The Godfather inscribed by Mario Puzo to his editor Bill Targ, and a first edition, first issue of Political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. As always, we are dedicated to assisting you in building your own collection or selecting the perfect gift with gift wrapping services available upon request.

Librairie Eric Speeckaert

Specialities : Latin & Greek , Literature , Natural history , Old and rare books , Religion , Humanism , Poetry

Catalogue of a unique collection of 61 books edited by Christophe Plantin from 1556 till 1589, mostly from a Belgian collection made since 1930.

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books

Specialities : Linguistics , Natural history , Science and technology , Travel , Anthropology , Australiana , Pacificana

Hordern House Rare Books, Manuscripts & Paintings.

Specialities : Natural history , Australiana , Pacificana

A selection of 52 items including one of the great voyage rarities: an original Quiros presentation memorial.

Woodburn Books

Specialities : Illustrated books , Natural history , Old and rare books , Gardening , Botany

Catalogue #24 (May 2017), "Flowers - with Sections on Roses, Orchids and Succulents," contains 225 items ranging from individual flower monographs to a section of "Language of Flowers" books. Highlights include the following: Brook's NEW CYCLOPAEDIA OF BOTANY AND COMPLETE BOOK OF HERBS (London 1851-1854) with 100 colored plates; Hey's THE MORAL OF FLOWERS (London 1836) with 28 colored plates of bouquets; Stern's PEONIES OF GREECE in the limited edition, with 12 loose color lithographs measuring 26" tall by 20" wide suitable for individual framing; and a nurseryman's sales catalogue with 57 color plates of fruits, flowers and trees from the Miller & House Nursery (circa 1888), a U.S./Canadian cross-border nursery. Please contact us at info@woodburnbooks.com or phone us at (609) 466-0522 if you would like to receive a print version of this catalogue.

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books

Specialities : Natural history , Botany , Zoology

Központi Antikvárium

Specialities : Natural history , Prints and drawings , Religion , Americana , Asia , Maps , Erotica

Containing 199 lots (mostly related to Hungary). We accept phone bid applications and absentee bids by e-mail.

Librairie Ancienne Clagahé

Specialities : History , Literature , Manuscripts , Modern illustrated books , Natural history , Old and rare books , Travel

Henry Sotheran Ltd.

Specialities : Medicine , Natural history , Science and technology , Botany , Ornithology , Zoology

Hugues de Latude

Specialities : Early printing , Incunabula , Manuscripts , Medicine , Natural history , Old and rare books , Science and technology