Rare Books

The December 24, 1878 letter
Unpublished Charles Dickens Letters Shed Light on Claim His Wife Was Bad Mother
The Charles Dickens Museum has acquired a collection of unpublished and rarely-seen letters which reveal fascinating details of life within the Dickens fami
Fantastic Four No. 1
Fantastic Four No. 1, Wolverine Original Cover Art, and Iron Man’s First Steps to Auction
Among the centerpieces of Heritage Auctions’ September 12-15 Comics & Comic Art auction is one of only two copies of 1961’s Fantastic Four No.
 A particularly good copy of a very rare early printing of the Provisional Articles of the Treaty of Paris Estimate £10,000 - £15,000
One of England's Most Important Country Houses' Library Up for Sale
Chorley’s have been appointed to sell the library of Ombersley Court in Worcestershire, one of the most important historical country houses in England and th
Andreas Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica, 1543, concealed in a binding made from a medieval antiphonal leaf
De humani corporis fabrica: Rare Book of the Week
The Huntington has re-acquired a 1543 first edition of De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the human body) by Andreas Vesalius which revolutionized the field of ana
Library for Youth, or Book-Case of Knowledge
Five Rare Books for Collectors: Education
Highlights from Bernard Quaritch's latest catalogue, Education, include: Library for Youth, or Book-Case of Knowledge (London: Printed for John Wallis … by T. Gillet or J. Cundee … 1800). Ten volumes…
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
Prop 'log book' used in the trailer for the 1962 movie Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty Movie Log Book Prop: Rare Book of the Week
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released Mutiny on the Bounty in 19
Aphra Behn's Oroonoko
Extremely Rare 17th Century Aphra Behn Novel Oroonoko Found on Home Bookshelf Goes on Show
A rare first edition 1688 copy of Aphra Behn’s novel Oroonoko has gone on display at
Voyage en Syrie et en Egypte
Napoleon’s Exile Copy of Voyage en Syrie et en Egypte: Rare Book of the Week
From Napoleon’s library in exile at St. Helena to sale at Heritage Auctions on July 25 comes Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney’s two-volume third edition of Voyage en Syrie et en…