Rare Books

Walt Whitman's O brood continental autograph manuscript poem, early 1860s
Walt Whitman’s Working Manuscript of O brood continental Leads Peter Harrington Poetry Catalogue
A working manuscript of Walt Whitman’s Civil War poem, working
Three books by John Dos Passos and finely bound by Hazel Dreis
Finely Bound Dos Passos Trilogy: Rare Books of the Week
Three books by John Dos Passos and finely bound by Hazel Dreis will go under the hammer at
Eric Johnson-DeBaufre, Rare Books and Special Collections Librarian for the Watkinson Library at Trinity College, poses with a collection of scraps from the archives containing a page from an Aelius Donatus.
Previously Unknown 15th Century Text by Gutenberg Associates Discovered
A page of printed text hidden for more than a century in an uncatalogued scrapbook at Trinity College's Watkinson Library in Hartford, Connecticut, has been identified as a previously
The Tolkien letter about Tom Bombadil
Tolkien Letter on Tom Bombadil: Rare Book of the Week
A signed typed letter by J.R.R.
Défense de savoir (Knowledge Forbidden), by Giorgio de Chirico (artist) and Paul Éluard (author), binding by Georges Hugnet and Louis Christy, published 1928, rebound 1936.
Surrealist Artists' Books Go On Display
The Surrealist Book: Tomorrow Lives in Mirrors at The Museum of Modern Art in New York will showcase the impact of artists’ books within the Surrealist m
Vita Sackville-West’s autograph draft of A Note of Explanation, 1922
Newly-Identified Vita Sackville-West Manuscript for Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House Leads Bloomsbury Catalogue
A new catalogue from James Cummins Bookseller includes a previously unrecognized draft manuscript by Vita Sackville-West for A Note of Expl
The Thomas Jefferson letter about war and debt
Thomas Jefferson Letter on Avoiding Wars and Debt at Raab
The Raab Collection has acquired and is offering for sale a letter from Thomas Jefferson to Philadelphia scientist and Founding Father David Rittenhouse
The research library at Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Opens Next Week in Los Angeles
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will open its doors to the public on September 22 as a first-of-its-kind institution dedicated to showcasing the tradition o
The Ordinary of the Divine Office of the Order of Avis
The Ordinary of the Divine Office of the Order of Avis: Rare Book of the Week
The earliest known testimony of the liturgy followed by the priests and knights of Avis will go under the hammer at ANNO on September 21.
The Annals of Inisfallen detail
The Annals of Inisfallen Manuscript Goes On Display
One of Ireland's most significant medieval manuscripts is now available for the public to view in a major new free exhibition in University College Cork.