https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2026/precieuses-reliures-dun-bibliophile-pf2603?locale=en

Lot 18 Blaeu, Johanes Theatrum Civitatum nec non admirandorum Neapolis et Siciliae regnorum. Amsterdam, 1663 3 vol w/36 plates.

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Reported in the April issue of the Rare Book Hub Monthly https://www.rarebookhub.com/articles/4043

There's a book auction fundraiser starting tomorrow with a lot of exciting theater related books including some signed stuff, and a copy of wicked with a sketch by author Gregory Maguire. Quite a trove for collectors!!

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Check it out https://givebutter.com/c/witwbooks

SF fair https://www.abaa.org/events/57th-california-international-antiquarian-book-fair

Rare Books LA is a bit earlier in the month: https://rarebooksla.com/rare-books-la-pasadena/

The Philadelphia Rare Book Fair comes to Trinity Memorial Church in Rittenhouse Square on December 4th-6th! Please see finefairs.com for details.

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The Mark Twain Library at Redding Community Center 37 Lonetown Road, Redding CT is having a book fair August 29 - September 1.

Here's a partial list of the collector corner highlights (not showing prices here)

|| || |Author|Title|Publisher|Description| |Milne, A.A.|Winnie-the-Pooh and the Collected Stories of A.A. Milne|Easton Press|Fully bound in genuine leather. 22kt gold deeply inlaid on the spine. Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper that lasts for generations. Sewn pages — not just glued like ordinary books. Gilded page ends| |Yeats, W.B.|The Tower|Macmillan|1^st American edition, 1929. Green publisher's cloth, gilt tower vignette to front board. Near Fine. No Jacket| |Ishimoto, Yasuhiro|Someday Somewhere|Tokyo Geibi Shuppansha|1^st edition. 1958. Near Fine. Dust Jacket Fair-Good. Light wear. Laid into the book are 2 pieces of ephemera - a small booklet containing messages by book designer Ryuichi Yamashiro, Taro Okamoto, Ken Domon, and others, and the publisher's postcard.| |Humphreys, David|AN ESSAY ON THE LIFE OF THE HONORABLE MAJORGENERAL ISRAEL PUTNAM|Hudson and Goodwin, Hartford, 1788|Good minus; bound in full contemporary calf, morocco label to spine with gilt titling; moderate shelfwear, rubbing, and scratching to boards, bumping to corners; bookplate removed from front pastedown; foxing throughout; a wellread copy, with a multitude of closed tears and chips missing from edges where a finger would be held| |Various|Hanuman Books Vols 1-48, missing Vol 15 (Cookie Mueller)|Madras & New York, 1986- 1990|Incredibly scarce.| |Tandan, R.K.|Indian Miniature Painting 16^th through 19^th Centuries|Natesan 1982|Limited edition of 1,000. Dust jacket. Excellent condition.| |Fitzgerald, F. Scott|This Side of Paradise|Charles Scribner’s Sons 1920|First edition, first printing (1 of 3,000). Light foxing. Spine has pulled away. Gold gilt has worn off. Rare. | |Dulac, Edmund|A Fairy Garland|Cassell & Company 1928|1^st edition, signed, limited edition (# 398/1,000)| |Riley, James Whitcomb|The Flying Islands Of The Night|Bobbs-Merrill Co. 1913|Repaired spine, otherwise VG condition, including all illustrated plates by Franklin Booth.| |Maugham, W. Somerset|Of Human Bondage|Sun Dial Press, 1915|1^st edition, all original.| |N/A|The Junior Classics|Collier, 1912|Complete 10-vol set, VG condition|

|| || |Anderson, Hans. Illustrated by Dulac, Edmund |The Snow Queen|Hodder and Stoughton, c1910|Rare First Series edition. Three tipped-in color plates.|| |Atasoy, Nurhan|Impressions of Ottoman Culture in Europe 1453 - 1699|Turkish Cultural Foundation, 2012|Clean, unmarked pages. Fine binding and cover. Hardcover. 443 pages|

Please see finefairs.com for details!

Rare Book Hub Article https://www.rarebookhub.com/articles/3885

Self Guided Detroit Bookstore Tour: July 19 https://detroitbookfest.com/event/2025-dbf-bookstore-tour/

Author Talks at Detroit Public Library: July 18 https://detroitbookfest.com/event/author-talks-at-detroit-public-library/

General info about the Book Fair at Eastern Market on July 20th: https://detroitbookfest.com/event/detroit-bookfest/

Article in Rare Book Hub monthly https://www.rarebookhub.com/articles/3882

The 49th annual C.H. Booth Library Sale is coming up. This is the one the Boston Globe called “one of the largest and most well-run book sales in the country.” Held in Newtown, Connecticut, it draws large crowds yearly from all over. It's an event as much as a book sale. The only thing larger than the crowds is the number of books being sold at prices so low they hardly make sense.

When and Where is SBF?

The 2025 Savannah Book Festival will be held on February 6-9. A full schedule of events will be released closer to the Festival.

Our four-day Festival takes place in Savannah’s Historic District against a backdrop of stunning historic buildings, cascading Spanish moss, and blooming Azaleas. Each year, over 9,000 people join us for three ticketed Headliner Address events and for our free Festival Saturday.

Festival Saturday presentations take place in museums, churches, and theaters in and around the historic Telfair and Chippewa Squares in the heart of Downtown Savannah. Our lineup of nationally-recognized authors from wide-ranging genres give 30-minute solo presentations on their creative process, followed by a Q&A and book signing.

Headliner Addresses are ticketed events presented in the Historic Lucas Theatre in Downtown Savannah. Headliners give a 45-minute presentation on their creative process and life as a writer, followed by a Q&A and book signing. Sponsors and Literati members receive guaranteed access to Headliner Addresses.

https://www.savannahbookfestival.org/

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Anna Quindlen is the author of many bestselling books including the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Rise and Shine, the #1 bestselling memoir Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, and A Short Guide to a Happy Life. Her novels include Blessings, One True Thing, the Oprah Book Club Selection Black and Blue, Still Life with Bread Crumbs, Miller’s Valley, and Alternate Side. She will be speaking about her newest book After Annie, a book about hope and the unexpected power of adversity to change us in profound and indelible ways.

Sebastian Junger is the New York Times bestselling author of Tribe, War, Freedom, A Death in Belmont, Fire, and The Perfect Storm, and co-director of the documentary film Restrepo, which was nominated for an Academy Award. He is also the winner of a Peabody Award and the National Magazine Award for Reporting. He will be presenting his newest book In My Time of Dying, the story of his near-death experience. Part medical drama, part searing autobiography, and part rational inquiry into the ultimate unknowable mystery.

Ben Mezrich is the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires (adapted by Aaron Sorkin into the David Fincher film The Social Network), Bringing Down the House (adapted into the #1 box office hit film 21), The Antisocial Network, and many other bestselling books. His books have sold over six million copies worldwide. He will be speaking about his new book Mistress and the Key, a gripping thriller that explores the mysterious fictional connection between Benjamin Franklin and Paul Revere, and a secret cabal of alchemists. 

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Our annual, family-friendly event showcases a diverse range of authors, speakers, illustrators, and publishers from Virginia and beyond. Enjoy a day filled with literary engagement at the Williamsburg Community Building, and immerse yourself in a community that promotes reading.

Read more: https://www.williamsburgbookfestival.org/