Rare Books, Book Collection, Manuscripts and Old Maps

George R. R. Martin and Stephen King books

George R. R. Martin Typescript Up for Auction at Swann Galleries

Stoker, Wells, and Poe Feature at Potter & Potter Auctions

Darwin Rarities Head to Auction at Freeman’s

First Edition of On the Origin of Species Features at Ripley

1859 First Edition of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species to Lead Ripley Rare Books Auctions

From the Pages of Fine Books & Collections

Last Call: Bird Decline and the Threat of Extinction

Connecting Knowledge in a Fragile World

Could we all agree to retire the phrase “doing more with less”?

A "Leaves of Grass" for Walt Whitman’s People

Walt Whitman wrote, “I am large, I contain multitudes.” He wrote it as part of his...

Editions of Susanna Rowson’s 1791 besteller Charlotte Temple.

A Decade of Uplifting Women Collectors

This year’s Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize, which champions women book...

Fine Books News

Isaac Newton, autograph manuscript worksheet, Cambridge, May 4–8, 1694

Rare First Editions by Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and Newton at Sotheby's

The first of a two-part single-owner auction Reason and Revolution…

Bob Dylan handwritten lyrics sold at auction

Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks Handwritten Lyrics Sold For $290,404

Bob Dylan’s handwritten working lyrics for two songs from Blood on the Tracks…

Bookseller Sky Duthie on Younger Book Collectors and Book-Adjacent Objects

Cover of The Bookshop by Andrew Pettegree

History of Bookselling, Selling the Bible, and A Librarian’s Memoir: September Books Roundup

Moominpappa at Sea cover sketch by Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson's Illustrations Focus of New Exhibition

NY Art Book Fair 2026 Opens Tonight

Thomas Jefferson Letter on Avoiding Wars and Debt at Raab

Gaffurio Codex Leads ll Ponte's Antique Books & Livres d'Artistes Sale

Rare Iron Man, Captain America, and Batman Comic Art to Auction

Major Collection of Nelson's Letters and Documents to Auction

Dr Paul Bate Appointed as Chief Executive of the British Library

Jack London's Real Life 'Buck' and Kahlil Gibran Signed Sketch: The Week in Rare Books

Kierra Duncan Wins 2026 David Ruggles Prize

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Opens Next Week in Los Angeles

Eric Carle's Modern Art Inspirations Featured in New Display

Details of First U.S. Exhibition Devoted to Medieval Blockbooks

Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare

T. Brennan, Bookseller

P O Box 595

Ellsworth, ME 04605

Book dealer since 1998. Member: Maine Antiquarian Booksellers Association; Ephemera (more)

Book Fair

Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair

(617) 938-8879

November 6-8, 2026

Auction House

Shenandoah Valley Auctions LLC

On-Site & On-Line Estate Auctions & Appraisals

Shenandoah Valley, VA 22645

(540) 333-8837

Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare

West Side Book Shop

113 West Liberty

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

(734) 995-1891

Open since 1975. Polar exploration, literary first editions, children's books, (more)

Visual Art

Rare Iron Man, Captain America, and Batman Comic Art to Auction

Eric Carle's Modern Art Inspirations Featured in New Display

Original Noggin the Nog, Bagpuss, and Ivor the Engine Artwork to Auction

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

Exhibitions

Tove Jansson's Illustrations Focus of New Exhibition

Details of First U.S. Exhibition Devoted to Medieval Blockbooks

History and Legacy of Irish Literature Focus of New Exhibition

Auctions

Pictured left, a limited edition of The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe (estimate: $1,000-$1,500), and right, a first edition, first issue of The Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case inscribed by Lewis Carroll, estimated at $2,000-$3,000.

Cat-Themed Books by Poe, Colette, and Warhol to Auction

Rare First Editions by Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and Newton at Sotheby's

Bob Dylan’s ‘Blood on the Tracks’ Handwritten Lyrics Sold For $290,404

Book People

Hallowe'en and Christmas Events at the Charles Dickens Museum

Bookseller Sky Duthie on Younger Book Collectors and Book-Adjacent Objects

History of Bookselling, Selling the Bible, and A Librarian’s Memoir: September Books Roundup

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

Captain Robert A. Lewis’s mission-used flight logbook from the Enola Gay

Enola Gay’s Hiroshima Logbook and Bob Dylan’s ‘Blood on the Tracks’ Lyrics Lead RR Auction Sale

Important African Americana Collection Leads at Freeman's

George Washington Wartime Letter to New York Governor Sold for $45,375

Rare Books

The Thomas Jefferson letter about war and debt

Thomas Jefferson Letter on Avoiding Wars and Debt at Raab

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Opens Next Week in Los Angeles

The Ordinary of the Divine Office of the Order of Avis: Rare Book of the Week

Photographs

May 1956, Ernest Hemingway and a 730lb Marlin

Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea' Location Photos to Auction

'Henry Wessel: Photographs and Books' at the Grolier Club

Sports and Music Photographs by Michael Zagaris to Auction

George R. R. Martin Typescript Up for Auction at Swann Galleries

Stoker, Wells, and Poe Feature at Potter & Potter Auctions

Darwin Rarities Head to Auction at Freeman’s

First Edition of On the Origin of Species Features at Ripley

1859 First Edition of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species to Lead Ripley Rare Books Auctions

Connecting Knowledge in a Fragile World

A "Leaves of Grass" for Walt Whitman’s People

A Decade of Uplifting Women Collectors

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