Classic First Editions

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Classic First Editions

Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare

P. O. Box 492

Cardiff By The Sea, CA 92007

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Exhibitions

The Alchemist by Mattheus van Helmont, 1600s, oil on canvas

New Permanent Exhibition Showcasing Rare Books on Alchemy Opens Today

Unseen Charles Dickens Items on Display for First Time

Tove Jansson's Illustrations Focus of New Exhibition

Maps

Abraham Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, 1601

Atlases and Maps: Five Rare Maps for Collectors

New Book Focuses on Historic First Detailed Map of 18th Century London

Top Secret Omaha Beach Invasion Maps to Auction

Book People

Adobe Stock shelfie

Bookshop Browsing Raises Wellbeing Reveals New Survey

Dr. Irene Malfatto of Bruce McKittrick Rare Books on Book Fairs and Illustrated Children’s Books

Agatha Christie's London Flat and Inspirational Mansion on Sale

Rare Books

Three books by John Dos Passos and finely bound by Hazel Dreis

Finely Bound Dos Passos Trilogy: Rare Books of the Week

Previously Unknown 15th Century Text by Gutenberg Associates Discovered

Tolkien Letter on Tom Bombadil: Rare Book of the Week

Book Arts

Miami Zine Fair 2025

Miami Zine Fair 2026 Details

Major New Samuel Beckett Biennale to Include First Ulster-Scots Translation of 'Waiting for Godot'

New Celebrations Mark 40 years of ‘Poems on the Underground’

Americana

Captain Robert A. Lewis’s mission-used flight logbook from the Enola Gay

Enola Gay’s Hiroshima Logbook and Bob Dylan’s ‘Blood on the Tracks’ Lyrics Lead RR Auction Sale

Important African Americana Collection Leads at Freeman's

George Washington Wartime Letter to New York Governor Sold for $45,375

Photographs

May 1956, Ernest Hemingway and a 730lb Marlin

Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea' Location Photos to Auction

'Henry Wessel: Photographs and Books' at the Grolier Club

Sports and Music Photographs by Michael Zagaris to Auction

Auctions

Anton Chekhov signed autograph letter on The Seagull and his newfound fame

Chekhov Letter on Newfound Fame and Henry VIII Warrant Lead Autograph Auction

15th Century Clerk’s Manual and Project Blue Book: The Week in Rare Books

Major Collection of Early English Bibles to Auction

Sponsored

On the Origin of Species

First Edition of “On the Origin of Species” Features at Ripley

1859 First Edition of Darwin’s "On the Origin of Species" to Lead Ripley Rare Books Auctions

Odfjell Collection Goes to Auction

Visual Art

Robert Louis Stevenson figure and bench structure during the sculpting process

Robert Louis Stevenson Statue Set for Unveiling

Lawrence Klein Comic Books and Comic Book Art to Auction

Rare Iron Man, Captain America, and Batman Comic Art to Auction