Rare Books

The Little Red Book signed by Mao
Mao Zedong Signed 'Little Red Book' and Rare George Washington Check Lead Sale 

One of the standout items in RR Auction's February Remarkable Rarities sale is a historic 'Little Red Book' signed by Mao Zedong during a momentous 1966 vis
A pen and ink drawing, one of six from A Book of Old English Love Songs by George Wharton Edwards, New York: 1897. Signed by the artist lower right. The work was published in New Yor by Macmillan and contained an Introduction by Hamilton Wright Mabie with all illustrations by Edwards. 
Illustration or chapter titles penciled in the margin (in the order of the book): 
Lullaby of a Lover, Rosalynd's Madrigal, The Passionate Shepherd to His Love, Ariel's Songs, To Althea from Prison.
Five Rare Books for Collectors: Valentine's Day
Highlights from James Cummins bookseller's Valentine's Day catalogue include:
A scarce prototype edition of the famous Little Red Book
Rare Prototype of Mao’s 'Little Red Book' to Auction
A scarce edition of the Quotations of Chairman Mao Tse-Tung, the famous 'Little Red Book', comes for sale in London this month.
The ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair returns
ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair Returns for 64th Edition
The ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (NYIABF) returns to the Park Avenue Armory in New York City April 4-7 as the ABAA celebrat
Early English Rare Books
A Rare Opportunity
Offered here is one of the finest private collections of the earliest printed books in English, certainly one of the largest, most complete private collection of its kind any place in the world.
The Works of Aeschylus
Five Rare Books for Collectors: Books and Manuscripts
Highlights from Freeman’s | Hindman’s February 6 Books and Manuscripts sale includes:
Bernard Quaritch's new Almanacks catalogue
Five Rare Books for Collectors: Almanacks
Highlights from Bernard Quaritch's latest catologue Almanacks: Twel
The two-volume work of the life and adventures of the writer George Sala, expanded into nine volumes by the insertion over 300 autograph letters
Zaehnsdorf Bindings, Fore-edge Paintings, and Extra-Illustrated Works at Final Christopher Foyle Library Sale
Following the £1m sale in September 2023 of the first portion of treasured texts collected by William and Christopher Foyle, Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Page 1 of the cancelled manuscript of Ye Jacobites by Name in the handwriting of Robert Burns
Cancelled Manuscript by Robert Burns Discovered
The cancelled working manuscript of the song Ye Jacobites by Name was written by Robert Burns in 1791 in the inflammatory early period of the French Revolution - if published, the revoluti
One of the comments on the original typescript of John Steinbeck's first novel, Cup of Gold. Estimate £35,000-£50,000 (lot 119)
Steinbeck Annotated Typescript of Cup of Gold to Auction
Forum Auctions is offering the original annotated typescript of John Steinbeck's first novel, Cup of Gold which shows edits and comments by Steinbeck alongside those made by some of h