Rare Books

London – Earlier this year, Sotheby’s announced that the manuscripts, first editions, letters and bindings that make up the legendary Honresfield Library -- assembled with passion by self-made Vict
Dallas — A rare first edition of J.K.
Los Angeles — Julien’s Auctions closed out its auction season on Sunday, December 5th, 2021 with their year-end grand finale presentation of Property from The Life and Career of Sylvester Stallone,
Leyburn, North Yorkshire, England — An exceptionally rare 15th-century illuminated manuscript almanac, which was found in the back of a drawer, sold for £95,000 ($126,600) plus buyer’s premium in
Colorado Springs, CO — CABS-Minnesota has announced that it is currently accepting applications for its Diverse Voices Fellowship program.
The ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Boston Edition opens later this week, and while the primary focus will be on buying and selling antiquarian books—about 150 booksel
The Scottish poet Robert Burns was exhumed twice, and the second time, an illustrated publication marked the morbid event.
For its 42nd Annual Conference on Book Trade History at the end of this month, the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Associ
The poet and short story writer Jorge Luis Borges, who so famously imagined “that paradise will be a kind of library,” was also director of the Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina.
Westford, MA – The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) will hold its 50th annual conference in Chicago, Illinois April 5-9, 2022.