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June 7, 2010 | Jonathan Shipley

The Best Bookstores in the World

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From Brussels to Los Angeles, London to Kyoyo, spectacular, they are.

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Diana's Books
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Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Champ & Mabel Collectibles
P.O. Box 741
San Pedro, CA 90733-0741
(310) 833-8629
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Carmen D. Valentino Rare Books and Manuscripts
2956 Richmond Street
Philadelphia, PA 19134
(215) 739-6056
Archival collections of older manuscript correspondences, diaries,ledgers, account (more)

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Fine Books' 10 Best Books About Books 2025

Photographs

Nina Crews, Illustration for The Neighborhood Mother Goose (Greenwillow Books)
New Exhibition Celebrates Photography in Children's Books
New York Melting Pot Photographs Go On Display
Unrecorded Photograph of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Rare Photo of the Week

Maps

WWII Operation Bigot map
Top Secret Omaha Beach Invasion Maps to Auction
Maps and Atlases: Five Rare Maps for Collectors
Civil War Maps at Printed & Manuscript Americana Auction

Exhibitions

Robert Seymour, The March of Intellect (London, 1828)
Development of Technology Through History of Printing at the Grolier
'Declaring the Revolution: America’s Printed Path to Independence' at The New York Historical
Manuscripts Relating to Jane Austen's Brothers on Display for First Time

Auctions

• Portrait of Oscar Wilde by the famous New York photographer Sarony taken in 1882
Major Auction of Oscar Wilde Manuscripts, Letters, and Photos at Bonhams
Book Collection of Silver and Antiques Expert Michael Baggott to Auction
Leonard Cohen Letter to Marianne Ihlen and Hendrix Signatures Lead RR Auction's 'Marvels of Modern Music' Sale

Book Arts

The six shortlisted novels for the Booker Prize in their special bindings
Booker Prize Bindings 2025
Printing Press That Aided Chilean Independence Goes on Show
Antique Bookcases: Five Rare Books for Collectors

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Lieutenant Henry Robertson Bowers, At the South Pole.
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Visual Art

Part of the Winterthur celebrations
Yuletide at Winterthur Offers Literature-Inspired Festive Experiences
Original Works by Charlie Mackesy to Auction
Opening Bid of $10m for Frank Frazetta’s 'Conan the Conqueror (Berserker)' Cover Art

Rare Books

Ars moriendi (block book), Netherlands or Lower Rhine, approximately 1467-1469
Blockbooks, Ragtime, and John Ashbery Drawings at the Morgan 2026
Christ Church and Bodleian Libraries Secure Rare Copy of 'Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland'
Christmas: Five Rare Books for Collectors

Americana

Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea with inscription to Spencer Tracy
Hemingway Presentation Copy of 'The Old Man and the Sea' Inscribed to Spencer Tracy Sold for $83K
Bing Crosby 'White Christmas' Musical Arrangements and Scripts to Auction
Rufus King's Draft Constitution and Apple's Foundation Document to Auction
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