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Auction #135 begins on 12 Nov 2026

Shadowrock Rare Books

Shadowrock Rare Books Adam Langlands

27 Cleaveland Street Lakeville Connecticut 06039

United States

[email protected]

001 860 248 1547

Shadowrock Rare Books: a new book business by an old bookman. Starting in the 1970s, Adam Langlands has worked for most of the great auction houses, and been associated with a number of the greatest dealers. He has examined, researched and catalogued a huge range of books representing many subjects, languages, techniques, dates and price-points: from 'Sky-Hi A trip into space with Terry' (1952, kid's transformational book, value $100+) to the Fox/Bute copy of Audubon's 'Double-Elephant Folio' (sold at auction for $8,802,500).  Inspired by their recent move to a home which previously belonged to both George Simenon (of Maigret fame) and Seymour Hacker (founder of Hacker Art Books), Adam and Susu Langlands have decided to continue the literary connection and set up Shadowrock Rare Books. Today's global online marketplace means that there is a danger that the call of the unique will get drowned out by the cries of the banal: it is the mission of Shadowrock Rare Books to rescue and highlight these gems.


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Lot 8

Linnaeus (Carl) (1707-1778)

[A SELECTION FROM] A GENUINE AND UNIVERSAL SYSTEM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Lot 10

Johnson (Samuel) (1709-1784)

JOHNSON’S DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, IN MINIATURE

Lot 145

Shakespeare (William) (c.1564-1616)

DRAMATIC WORKS

Lot 146

Dante (Alighieri) (1265-1321)

LA DIVINA COMMEDIA

Lot 152

Conrad (Joseph) (1857-1924)

THE MEDALLION EDITION OF THE WORKS

Lot 153

Ancrum (John), Winslow & others:

[COLLECTED EXTRACTS, HEADED “REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY”, CONCERNING THE U.S.S. KEARSARGE INTER ALIA]

Lot 156

Irving (Washingon), Surtees (R.S.) & others:

[FINE BINDINGS, SEVEN WORKS IN EIGHT VOLUMES]

Lot 186

Chapman (Samuel Palmer) (1809-1895, poet & photographer)

STOLEN MINUTES WITH THE MUSES. POEMS

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