Rare Book of the Week

: An image of the spine and binding of the “Geographia” before conservation treatment
Ptolemy’s 'Geographia': Rare Book of the Week
This week's we're focusing on Michigan State University's special collections librarians who have restored a 1535 edition of
Polydore Vergil’s Anglica Historia: Rare Book of the Week
Taking pride of place at Dominic Winter’s September 11 auction is the third edition of Polydore Vergil’s Anglica Historia, published in 1555, the year of the author’s death, and bound for Queen…
Mr. Pottermack’s Oversight by R. Austin Freeman
Mr. Pottermack’s Oversight by R. Austin Freeman: Rare Book of the Week
Some rare books suddenly find a whole new audience thanks to republication.
The only surviving copy of My New York Misadventure by Winston Churchill
My New York Misadventure by Winston Churchill: Rare Book of the Week
The only surviving copy of My New York Misadventure, Winston Churchill’s account of his near-death car collision in New York in December 1931, features in