rare books

Huntington Acquires Rare Book of 17th-C. Chinese Woodblock Prints
Top Prices for Printed Books, Maps, and Manuscripts at Bloomsbury Auctions
Top prices were achieved across a number of specialist disciplines in Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts auction on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th July,
University of Dayton to Display Stuart Rose’s Rare Books & Manuscripts This Fall
DAYTON, Ohio—Some of the rarest books in the world will be on display at the University of Dayton this fall, from authors like Austen, Chaucer, Copernicus, Marie Curie, Shakespeare and Mark Twain.
Beckett & Caxton: Million-Dollar Men
Melville’s White Whale & Rex Stout Titles Bring Top Dollar at Swann Galleries
“Symbols of Honor: Heraldry and Family History in Shakespeare’s England” To Open at the Folger
Washington, DC—Contrary to popular belief, English Renaissance heralds did not play trumpets. Think of them as the earliest professional brand consultants, genealogists, and trademark protectors.
&#8220;The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector, Part IV&#8221; at <i>Profiles in History</i> on July 11
The First Heavy Metal (& Rare Book) Catalogue
Institutional collections of rare hip hop material -- check. Archives full of punk zines -- check. But can we say the same for heavy metal demo tapes, fanzines, and related ephemera?
Rare Books, Ephemera & Artwork at National Book Auctions June 29
ITHACA, NY—National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, announces the launch of their next auction catalog. 
World Record for Walt Whitman
Yesterday at Christie's NY, a first edition, first issue of