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James Mander's manuscript draft of A Mineral Dictionary of Words, Or Terms Used By The Miners In Derbyshire, 1821

Mineral Dictionary, Micrographia, and British Imperial Intel: The Week in Rare Books

Lawrence Durrell Inscribed Volumes to Henry Miller to Auction

First Superman, American Atlas, Washington Letter: Auction Preview

Maps

F. E. Gallup. Gallup's Map of Texas, Showing Oil and Gas Fields, Pipe Lines and Refineries

Maps of Texas: Five Rare Books for Collectors

The Sunderland Collection Acquires Cao Junyi’s ‘A Complete Map of All Under Heaven’

Maps & Atlases: Five Rare Books for Collectors

Exhibitions

Scott Vile at work

'Printing Books for Four Decades' Exhibition Celebrates Scott Vile

Japanese Crêpe-Paper Books Lead Beinecke Fall Exhibition Line-Up

Miriam Margolyes Launches New 'Showtime!' Exhibition at Charles Dickens Museum

Visual Art

(left) Fred Spear, Enlist, 1915, estimate $7,000 - $10,000; (right) Fred Spear, Enlist, 1917, estimate $3,000 - $4,000

Propaganda and Travel Vintage Posters: Five Rare Books for Collectors

Mary Blair Leads Original Disney Production Art Sale

Jane Austen's Illustrators Celebrated in New Anniversary Exhibition

Rare Books

Cantus, songs and fancies

'Cantus, songs and fancies': Rare Book of the Week

Complete Run of 'Action Comics' to Auction

First Edition of 'The Hobbit' Found in House Clearance to Auction

Book Arts

Reconstructed fragment of a bronze military diploma from Sardinia, issued by the emperor Trajan to a sailor on a warship. 113/14 CE

New AI Tool Could Help Reconstruct Missing Ancient Inscriptions

Mark Gatiss Headlines as Antiquarian Bookseller in New TV Crime Drama 'Bookish'

Pop-Up 'Antiquarian Bookstore' Launches to Promote a Single Title

Photographs

Bill Cunningham, Municipal Building, built 1914

Photographer Bill Cunningham’s Archive Acquired by The New York Historical

Marilyn Monroe’s Signed Passport Photograph Sold for $21,655

Victorian Photobook Bought at US Yard Sale to Auction with $67,000 Estimate

Book People

The Bash Street Kids visit the National Library of Scotland: the front cover of the special edition centenary edition of Beano

The National Library of Scotland Celebrates Birthday Bash with 'Beano'

Bright Young Booksellers: Oliver Bayliss

UK Rare Book Collectors' Conference in the Pipeline

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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

Evergreen Review at PBA Galleries

Charles Bukowski, Beats and The Counterculture at PBA Galleries

Hemingway Days Celebration in Key West

Revolutionary War and Founding Fathers Featured in Fine Autographs and Artifacts Auction