The Book Store at Depot Square

Auctions

The Crick diaries

Diaries Written by Francis Crick Sold For £13,200

George Sand, Walt Whitman, and John Steinbeck Signed Manuscripts to Auction

Freeman’s | Hindman Rebrands as Freeman’s

Photographs

The Camera Helps exhibition

First Retrospective of Photographer Paddy Summerfield at the Bodleian

Never Seen Before Photographs of Iran’s Constitutional Revolution to Auction

Ansel Adams, Richard Avedon, and Gordon Parks Photos to Auction

Rare Books

The Chelsea Bindery catalogue from Peter Harrington

The Chelsea Bindery Celebrates 25 Years With a Special Anniversary Catalogue

£1m Auction Estimate for 10th Century Gospel Written by German Canonesses

Is This the World’s Most Valuable Comic Book?

Book People

Salão do Livro Antigo Antiquarian Book Fair poster

Salão do Livro Antigo Antiquarian Book Fair Returns in Portugal

Bright Young Collectors: Kirin Gupta

'Remarkable Renaissance Books': Book of the Week

Book Arts

The printing press played an important role in Chile’s path to independence from Spain

Printing Press That Aided Chilean Independence Goes on Show

Antique Bookcases: Five Rare Books for Collectors

Rare Book School’s Author Card Games Collection on Display For First Time

Maps

From The Story of the Glittering Plain

William Morris's 'The Story of the Glittering Plain' and Secunda Etas Mundi Map to Auction

New Exhibition Focuses on Secret Maps

The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin Explored in New Exhibition and Book

Exhibitions

Letter from Mary Shelley to Sir Walter Scott on the authorship of Frankenstein dated June 14, 1818

Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' Letter to Sir Walter Scott on Display For One Day Only

Illuminated Manuscripts Tell Story of Imperial Spanish Fashion

Rare Books and Photographs Tell Story of Middle Eastern and North African Immigration to New York

Visual Art

Examples of artists' books in the MAK exhibition

Turning Pages: Artists’ Books of the Present

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration to open in May 2026

Fairies, Mermaids, and Wizards at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

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Caveat Emptor: or some thoughts on ethics and online book buying

In Lincoln’s Own Words

Heritage Seeks Illustration Art for April Sale

Americana

Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Data Card

Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 Lunar Module Data Card Book Sold for $73,219

Unpublished Raymond Chandler Manuscript 'Nightmare' Published by Strand Magazine

Western Americana to Auction at PBA Galleries