Rare Books

Visitors enjoying a previous Fine Book Fair
Capitol Rare Book Fair Debuts at Washington DC's University Club
The Capital Rare Book Fair will bring more than 35 antiquarian booksellers from across the country to the historic University Club in Washington, DC, from May 3 to May 5.
Contributions to Solar Physics by Norman Lockyer, 1874
Bibliophile, Astronomer and Eclipse Chaser Jay M. Pasachoff’s Library to Auction
Christie’s will present Valuable Books in the History of Astronomy from the Collection of Jay M.
Geographie opus novissima traductione e Greco cum archetypis castigatissime pressum. by Claudius Ptolemaeus, Martin Waldseemüller (1513)
Consortium offers 'Discovery of America' Catalogue at New York International Antiquarian Book Fair
The Discovery of America catalogue of works will be offered for sale at the
The recordbreaking copy of Action Comics No. 1
Action Comics No. 1 with Superman's Debut Sold For $6 Million to Become World's Most Expensive Comic Book
A copy of Action Comics No.
An important Shirazi copy of the Khamsas of Nizami and Amir Khusraw Dihlavi prepared for the Master Illuminator Lutfallah Shirazi. Shiraz, Iran. (Estimate £500,000-700,000, US$640,000-890,000).
Rare Manuscript of the Khamsas of Nizami Leads Christies Auction
Christie’s has announced its bi-annual Spring sale of Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets will be held at Christie’s London head
Arsène Houssaye’s Des destinées de l’âme
Harvard Library Removes Human Skin from Binding of Arsène Houssaye’s Des destinées de l’âme
The volume’s first owner, French physician and bibliophile Dr.
An original painting of a young woman created and signed by Plath at age 16. Before she settled firmly on poetry in college, she seriously considered majoring in art. $135,000.
Major Sylvia Plath Collection Coming to New York Antiquarian Book Fair
Type Punch Matrix will feature more than two dozen items from the life and career of
A page from the new edition of H. P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness
Autograph manuscript of H. P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness Published for First Time
At the Mountains of Madness, written on the back of letters and other paraphenalia by H. P.
Silverfish and book
Silverfish Top Rare Books Pest Survey at National Trust Properties
The National Trust’s annual insect pests report has found that Silverfish (Lepisma saccharina), which feed on books, paper and cotton, retained top sp
Merle Johnson’s American First Editions: Bibliographic Check Lists of the Works of 199 American Authors
Why Rare Book Collectors Like the Personal Touch
It’s not easy for us to explain to non-collectors why we’re attracted to books.