Rare Books, Book Collection, Manuscripts and Old Maps

Sir Alec Guiness’s annotated copy of Shakespeare’s Hamlet

Unpublished Beethoven Manuscript and Virginia Woolf’s Copy of Far From the Madding Crowd to Auction

Sitting Bull’s 1885 Buffalo Bill Wild West Contract Sold for $168,213

Agatha Christie’s study notes for her pharmaceutical exam taken in 1917

Major Agatha Christie Exhibition Coming to the British Library

Illustration of men dining in the Dutch enclave of Dejima in Nagasaki, Japan, from Nagasaki hyōsho zu–Karafune hyōsho zu (Illustrated Record of Nagasaki–Illustrated Record of Chinese Ships), 1807.

Huntington Acquires Japanese Manuscripts, Arctic Exploration Photos, and 17th Century Jail Records

2015 Panini Flawless Sole Of The Game Signatures-Gold Lionel Messi card

World Cup Stars Messi and Yamal Lead Sports Cards Auction

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...

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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

As part of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations the Library of…

Ayn Rand autograph manuscript original leaf from Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand, Lenin, and Tolkien Autographed Works to Auction

A signed leaf page by Russian-American writer and philosopher Ayn Rand from…

Jim Spencer with the paperback copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Rare Harry Potter Paperback Sets New World Record at Auction

Doc Savage in the Heritage Pulps auction

Doc Savage and Weird Tales Lead Major Pulps Auction

18th century Scottish scientist James Hutton’s Theory of Rain

New Summer Exhibition Focuses on Rain in Literature

A lock of William Wordsworth’s hair turned into a paperweight

Wordsworth's Hair Paperweight and Furniture to Auction

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

Details of Rare Book School's Summer 2026 Lecture Series

23 Letters Signed by George Washington Lead Americana Auction

Unpublished Beethoven Manuscript and Virginia Woolf’s Copy of Far From the Madding Crowd to Auction

Book Collector Michael Alexandratos on Obscure Modern Greek literature and Unusual Non-Fiction

£1.5m Estimate for 13th Century Illuminated Grail Manuscript at Auction

Sitting Bull’s 1885 Buffalo Bill Wild West Contract Sold for $168,213

New York Public Library Acquires Gay Talese Archive

Emblems Engraved on Wood by Eric Gill: Rare Book of the Week

1543 First Edition of Vesalius’s De Humani Corporis Fabrica to Auction

Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare

Crossroads Books

1050 N Hills Blvd #60661

Reno, NV 89506

(775) 530-0307

A large selection of geology & natural history, occult selection, Nevada history (more)

Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare

A Fairhope Find

Silverhill, AL 36576

(251) 945-3200

Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare

D&D Galleries

Box 8413

Somerville, NJ 08876

(908) 904-1314

Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare

Transition Living Books

1 Killian Lane

Asheville, NC 28804

(828) 275-4360

Exhibitions

New Summer Exhibition Focuses on Rain in Literature

Historic Manuscripts to Join Bayeux Tapestry in New Exhibition

Major Agatha Christie Exhibition Coming to the British Library

Book People

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

Details of Rare Book School's Summer 2026 Lecture Series

Book Collector Michael Alexandratos on Obscure Modern Greek literature and Unusual Non-Fiction

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’

Rare Books

Rare Harry Potter Paperback Sets New World Record at Auction

Emblems Engraved on Wood by Eric Gill: Rare Book of the Week

Huntington Acquires Japanese Manuscripts, Arctic Exploration Photos, and 17th Century Jail Records

Visual Art

Excerpt from (left) Illuminated Biography, 2023, and (right) Legends and Myths of Ancient Minnesota, 2020, both by Brooks Turner

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

World Cup Stars Messi and Yamal Lead Sports Cards Auction

James Bond Movie Posters Feature in Bonhams' World of Spies Sale

Maps

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

Top Secret Omaha Beach Invasion Maps to Auction

Maps and Atlases: Five Rare Maps for Collectors

Photographs

Signed Authors’ Photographs: Five Rare Photos for Collectors

Center for Creative Photography Acquires Nine Photography Archives

The Photography Show Returns

Americana

George Washington's handwritten land survey for his first employer

23 Letters Signed by George Washington Lead Americana Auction

Sitting Bull’s 1885 Buffalo Bill Wild West Contract Sold for $168,213

Unique 1885 Signed Sitting Bull Wild West Show Contract to Auction

Auctions

Ayn Rand, Lenin, and Tolkien Autographed Works to Auction

Doc Savage and Weird Tales Lead Major Pulps Auction

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Unpublished Beethoven Manuscript and Virginia Woolf’s Copy of Far From the Madding Crowd to Auction

Sitting Bull’s 1885 Buffalo Bill Wild West Contract Sold for $168,213

Major Agatha Christie Exhibition Coming to the British Library

Huntington Acquires Japanese Manuscripts, Arctic Exploration Photos, and 17th Century Jail Records

World Cup Stars Messi and Yamal Lead Sports Cards Auction

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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