Rare Books

Original portrait in oils of Winston Churchill by Arthur Pan (1943). The present version was used as the specimen to make prints of the portrait, of which 1,000 copies were sold in aid of Clementine Churchill’s Aid to Russia fund.
Winston Churchill’s Books, Desk and Artwork For Sale at The Winter Show
An extraordinary selection of rarities from one of the world’s most highly regarded single-author collections, the Winston S.
The first Broons annual
National Library of Scotland Acquires First Broons Annual
The National Library of Scotland has added the last piece to its collection of Broons annuals.
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Stuttgart Rare Book Fair Returns to Kunstverein for 2024
Stuttgart Rare Book Fair opens later this month with international booksellers heading back to the Württembergischer Kunstverein from Ja
Fantastic Comics #1
Five Rare Books for Collectors: Comic Books
Highlights from Potter & Potter Auctions' Golden Age and Pre-Code Horror: The Comic Book Collection of Stephen J.
Cassell's Household Guide. Being a Complete Encyclopaedia of Domestic and Social Economy, and forming a Guide to Every Department of Practical Life. London, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, no date (about 1900?). Estimate: 3,000 - 4,000 SEK
Culinary Manuscripts and Rare Woodcuts in Books, Maps & Manuscripts Auction
Stockholms Auktionsverk's upcoming auction features more than 300 items dating back to the 15th century including maps, travelogues, and numerous ti
Jane Austen's copy of Curiosities of Literature
Jane Austen's Personal Signed Copy of Isaac D'Israeli’s Curiosities of Literature: $150,000 Auction Estimate
Sotheby’s is offering an exceedingly rare piece of
a first edition of Bach’s Goldberg Variations (1741) (est. £100,000-150,000)
£150,000 Estimate for Rare First Edition of Bach's Goldberg Variations at Auction
Significant J S Bach, Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Brahms musica
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ABAA Holiday Virtual Book Fair and Firsts Online Book Fairs
Two important online book fairs return later this month, the 2023 ABAA Holiday Virtual Book Fair and Firsts Online.
[Anonymous]. Confessions, Trials, and Biographical Sketches of the Most Cold Blooded Murderers. Boston: George N. Thomson and E. Littlefield, 1839.
Origins of the Detective Story Explored in New Grolier Club Exhibition
The Grolier Club will unravel the history of detective literature in its new exhibition Whodunit?
Hemingway
Second Story Books Opens New Web Pages to Search Books by Collections
Second Story Books, the oldest used and rare bookstore in the Washington DC metro area, announces a unique way to build your library or collection:  Searching the collection of others for uniq