Rare Books, Book Collection, Manuscripts and Old Maps

Lot 97, circa 1872 thin, canary-yellow broadside advertising a Maine Republican Party rally publicising Frederick Douglass and former Maine governor Israel Washburne as guest speakers, estimate: $10,000-$20,000

Frederick Douglass Broadside Leads Anti-Slavery to Civil Rights Auction

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration Opens as World's Largest Illustration Centre

A pair of tickets to Ford's Theatre, stamped for the night of Lincoln's assassination, estimate: $100,000-$150,000

Lincoln Assassination Night Tickets to Ford's Theatre at Ongoing Jim Irsay Auction Series

The Montgomery war archive has an estimate of $200,000+

Montgomery Secret Battle Orders, Churchill–de Gaulle Letters, and WWII Surrender Pen to Auction

A one gigabyte synthetic DNA storage vial encoded with digital copies of Library collection items alongside a quarter

America250 Time Capsule to Contain Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence Draft and Francis Scott Key’s National Anthem Lyrics

From the Pages of Fine Books & Collections

A Chicana Printmaker’s Radical Archive

The first-generation experience of Los Angeles is a pretty affirming one to walk into...

Matisse’s Late-Career Cut-Outs Show an Artist Overcoming Limitations

For the first time since its 1948 acquisition by the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC),...

Goesti Ngoerah Ketoet Djilantik, raja of Buleleng in Bali

How Palm-Leaf Manuscripts Preserve Indonesia’s Heritage

Palm-leaf (lontar) writing has existed on the Indonesian archipelago for over 2,000...

Fine Books News

The North American Indian, Portfolios 1-20; and Volumes 1-20 by Edward S. Curtis

The North American Indian and Keats's Love Letters Lead Sotheby's Book Week

Sotheby’s Book Week this month includes a standalone auction on June 24 marking…

James Strand Golden Age Comics Recovered by FBI on Sale

A total of 34 high-grade Golden Age comic books, most recovered by the FBI…

The 1950 letter signed by Winston Churchill to Charles de Gaulle

Winston Churchill Letter to Charles de Gaulle Sold for $50,908 at Auction

The Declaration of Independence: Long Trail to Liberty installation photo

Over 100 Historical Documents Focusing on American Independence at Grey Art Museum

Actors dress as characters from Ulysses by James Joyce

National Library of Ireland Announces Bloomsday 2026 Programme of Events

The cover of the Strand magazine containing the Edith Wharton short story

Unpublished Edith Wharton Short Story Appears in Print for First Time

Atlases and Maps: Five Rare Maps for Collectors

International Center of Photography Focuses on Yves Saint Laurent and Photography

47th Annual Conference on Book Trade History looks at the Story of Auction Catalogues

Carl Linnaeus Letter Sells for Record Price at Auction

Melbourne Rare Book Week Announces 2026 Programme

Film Scripts and Princess Diana Letters In Terence Stamp Sale

Frederick Douglass Broadside Leads Anti-Slavery to Civil Rights Auction

Vita Sackville-West's Climate-Resilient ‘Delos’ Garden Officially Opens

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration Opens as World's Largest Illustration Centre

Thriller Writer Ken Follett's Wine Cellar Goes Under the Hammer

Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare

Beasley Books

1533 West Oakdale, 2nd Floor

Chicago, IL 60657

(773) 472-4528

Modern First Editions, Jazz and Blues, Labor History, African American Studies, (more)

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Susan Davis, Bookseller

1056 Woodview Dr. [Private premises]

Memphis, TN 38117

(901) 362-1423

Member, Tennessee Antiquarian Booksellers Association

Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare

Michael Scarola Rare And Used Books

Online Bookseller

Port Jefferson, NY 11777

(917) 992-8343

Signed Editions, First Editions, Antiquarian Books. Online auctions:

Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare

Mountain Gull Trading Company

PO Box 670

Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849

(973) 879-2210

Mountain Gull Trading Company has been in business for over 20 years. We stock (more)

Book People

National Library of Ireland Announces Bloomsday 2026 Programme of Events

47th Annual Conference on Book Trade History looks at the Story of Auction Catalogues

Melbourne Rare Book Week Announces 2026 Programme

Exhibitions

Over 100 Historical Documents Focusing on American Independence at Grey Art Museum

The Whole World in a Book

Sandy Rodriguez: Book 13

Maps

Abraham Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, 1601

Atlases and Maps: Five Rare Maps for Collectors

New Book Focuses on Historic First Detailed Map of 18th Century London

Top Secret Omaha Beach Invasion Maps to Auction

Book Arts

Miami Zine Fair 2026 Details

Major New Samuel Beckett Biennale to Include First Ulster-Scots Translation of 'Waiting for Godot'

New Celebrations Mark 40 years of ‘Poems on the Underground’

Americana

The North American Indian and Keats's Love Letters Lead Sotheby's Book Week

Frederick Douglass Broadside Leads Anti-Slavery to Civil Rights Auction

Lincoln Assassination Night Tickets to Ford's Theatre at Ongoing Jim Irsay Auction Series

Photographs

Jean-Claude Sauer, Cocktail dresses known as “Homage to Pop Art”, Fall/Winter1966 haute couture collection. Published in LIFE magazine, September 1966

International Center of Photography Focuses on Yves Saint Laurent and Photography

Signed Authors’ Photographs: Five Rare Photos for Collectors

Center for Creative Photography Acquires Nine Photography Archives

Auctions

Winston Churchill Letter to Charles de Gaulle Sold for $50,908 at Auction

Carl Linnaeus Letter Sells for Record Price at Auction

Film Scripts and Princess Diana Letters In Terence Stamp Sale

Visual Art

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration Opens as World's Largest Illustration Centre

Archive Surrounding Controversial Fort Worth Painting Goes on Show

McKnight Fellowships for Book Artists 2026 Awarded to Christopher Selleck and Brooks Turner

Rare Books

James Strand Golden Age Comics Recovered by FBI on Sale

Unpublished Edith Wharton Short Story Appears in Print for First Time

Rare Harry Potter Paperback Sets New World Record at Auction

Frederick Douglass Broadside Leads Anti-Slavery to Civil Rights Auction

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration Opens as World's Largest Illustration Centre

Lincoln Assassination Night Tickets to Ford's Theatre at Ongoing Jim Irsay Auction Series

Montgomery Secret Battle Orders, Churchill–de Gaulle Letters, and WWII Surrender Pen to Auction

America250 Time Capsule to Contain Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence Draft and Francis Scott Key’s National Anthem Lyrics

A Chicana Printmaker’s Radical Archive

Matisse’s Late-Career Cut-Outs Show an Artist Overcoming Limitations

How Palm-Leaf Manuscripts Preserve Indonesia’s Heritage

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