Rare Books

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.
Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantata Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein, BWV 128 [1725], Catalogue no.1. The autograph manuscript of the full score, the only surviving working manuscript, with annotations also by Bach's eldest son, Wilehelm Friedemann. 
Bodleian Acquires Rare Johann Sebastian Bach Manuscript
Bodleian Libraries has announced the acquisition through the Acceptance in lieu scheme of the autograph of
Letter from Patrick Callaghan, Fort Warren, Boston, Massachusetts, to his sister, Bridget Callaghan, Fallow, Kilmacthomas, Waterford (county), March 9, 1882.
University of Galway Launches Database of Irish-American Emigrant Letters
University of Galway has launched Imirc
The newly-opened library at The Stump
Boston Stump’s Historic Rare Books Library Opens to the Public
A historic library established in 1634 is now open to residents and visitors to Boston for the first time.
A selection of East Village Eye covers, 1979-1987; The East Village Eye records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. The Library now possesses a full print run of all 72 issues of the newspaper.
New York Public Library’s Archive of East Village Eye Newspaper Opens to the Public
The New York Public Library’s extensive archive of the groundbreaking East Village Eye has been processed and is now available to researchers.
A rare author's presentation copy of Charles Darwin’s On the origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. Estimate: £150,000- 200,000. 
Rare Darwin On the Origin of Species Presentation Copy Leads Fine Books & Manuscripts Sale
A very rare first edition and author’s presentation copy of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species from 1859 leads Bonhams' Knights