Rare Books

Detective Comics No. 27
Batman's Debut in Detective Comics No. 27 Sells for $1.74m
A copy of 1939's Detective Comics No.
America's National Game
Five Rare Books for Collectors: Baseball
Highlights from Capitol Hill Books' latest acquisitions of rare
Firsts logo
Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair Returns to Saatchi Gallery
Firsts, one of the world's leading rare books fairs, returns to the capital's Saatchi Gallery May 18- 21 where more than 100 leading UK and internati
The 17th century Shakespeare Folios and Poems
Landmark $10.5m Shakespeare Folio Offering at Peter Harrington
To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio, London
Part of the library at Springhill with books covered in brown paper for American troops housed there in the Second World War
100 Books from the Libraries of the National Trust
The libraries of the National Trust - which runs more than 500 historic properties across
At the start of the book, Dubois weighs up the pros and cons of dining à la Française or à la Russe
Urbain Dubois’ The Household Cookery Book to Auction
A cookery book whose renowned author coined the term ‘chef’ and laid the blueprint for modern restaurant dining is set to serve up a tasty price at auction.
Designs for the Pavillon [sic.] at Brighton by Humphry Repton
Five Rare Books for Collectors: Colour Plate Books
Highlights from Donald A Heald Rare Books’ latest catalogue Colour Plate Books
Page spread from William Bache’s Silhouettes Album
19th Century Silhouette Portrait Album Reveals Hundreds of Identities
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced the launch of William Bache’s Silhouettes Album, a microsite featuring
An anti-slavery poem written by the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Export Bar Placed on Coleridge Anti-Slavery Poetry Manuscript
An anti-slavery poem written by the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge is at risk of leaving the UK unless a domestic buyer can be found.
The Parker Roundels
Corpus Christi Acquires Rare Manuscript Gift to Elizabeth I
The Parker Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, has acquired a manuscript of nine roundels that was a gift given by Archbishop Mat