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Some of the antiquarian books we have for auction this week.
Auctions end Sunday, from 8pm (UK time)

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October 30, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Some of the antiquarian books we have for auction this week.
Auctions end Sunday, from 8pm (UK time)

#antiquarian #bibliophile #history #BookTwitter #rarebooks #bookhistory #earlymodern #18thcentury #rarebooks #bookcollecting #bookauctions ebay.co.uk/str/wisdompe...
October 30, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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New, antiquarian book auctions, starting tonight from 8pm

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October 29, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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IT'S BOOK AUCTION DAY!
No reserve, antiquarian book auctions, ending from 8pm (UK time)

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November 1, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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I had a great time participating in @studyhall.bsky.social's Halloween special on Friday night, delivering my lecture "Bite Club: Gender & Sexuality in Classic Vampire Fiction," which drew on vampiric holdings of the @rosenbachmuseum.bsky.social.

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November 1, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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First edition of Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell — $900 at Second Story Books, 37% under comparable copies (median $1,425).

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Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
$900 · Second Story Books · Rare Books Intel
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October 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Today's find of The Man With the Golden Gun by Ian Lancaster Fleming — £85 at Adrian Harrington Rare Books, 53% under comparable copies (median £180).

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The Man With the Golden Gun by Ian Lancaster Fleming
£85 · Adrian Harrington Rare Books · Rare Books Intel
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November 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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First edition of Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis — $135 at Second Story Books, 66% under comparable copies (median $395).

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Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis
$135 · Second Story Books · Rare Books Intel
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October 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
wisdompedlars.bsky.social
Some of the antiquarian books we have for auction this week.
Auctions end Sunday, from 8pm (UK time)

#antiquarian #bibliophile #history #BookTwitter #rarebooks #bookhistory #earlymodern #18thcentury #rarebooks #bookcollecting #bookauctions ebay.co.uk/str/wisdompe...
October 26, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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🐈‍⬛ Look how smart he is! Our most favourite and best-dressed cat-groom for #BlackCatDay. From Old King Cole's Nursery Rhymes, 1901.

#NationalYearofReading #ChildrensLiterature @librarydmu @exploreyourarchive #rarebooks
October 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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The hidden hornbook: a handy educational tool from the Middle-Ages

by Ken Gibb

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Books about Education in middle ages at PG:
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Woodcut from “Hornbye’s Hornbook” (1622) in which a schoolboy points out letters on a hornbook to his tutor. Resting on the desk is a birching rod which would be used to discipline a lazy student! (From Tuer’s “History of the Horn-Book”, 1897).
October 29, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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Mandrakes from the herbal ‘Erbario’ written in northern Italy in the 15th century. Held by the University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts. LJS 419.

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October 26, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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Today's find of The Portrait of Mr. W.H. by Oscar Wilde — $75 at Royal Books, 33% under comparable copies (median $113).

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The Portrait of Mr. W.H. by Oscar Wilde
$75 · Royal Books · Rare Books Intel
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October 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Almost Mint Condition first edition signed copy of #beardonbread by #jamesbeard
#rarebooks #vintagecookbook #forsale
It’s on Facebook marketplace or DM me
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October 30, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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【GRAND OPENING】
Kaiba opens at #Mandarake Complex on November 7!
Located on the 2nd floor, Kaiba offers an extensive selection of books beyond manga, including art and photography, literature, music, subculture, and more!
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古今東西、森羅万象。あらゆるジャンルの書籍を扱う「まんだらけ海馬」が秋葉原へ。2026年11月7日(土)、まんだらけコンプレックス2Fにオープン!
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November 2, 2026 at 4:35 AM
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This is not just a manuscript. This is the printer's copy of the Pegasides Pleyn, a collection of Dutch poems by Jan Baptist Houwaert, printed by the Plantin Press in Antwerp in 1582-1583.

#bookhistory #rarebooks #earlymodern 💙📚📜
First page of the manuscript with the title in capita letters and a subtitle in cursive handwriting. The rest of the page is blank. The page is overal dirty with ink stains The printed title page of the book titels Pegasides Pleyn with a woodcut engraving of Plantin’s printer’s device and beneath his imprint
October 27, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Night-blooming cereus from Robert Thornton’s “Temple of Flora” in his book “A New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus von Linnaeus.” Published in London in 1807.

UW-Madison Special Collections.

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October 25, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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“Beard on bread” by James Beard. First edition signed copy. Nearly mint condition plastic over the jacket cover. DM or on FB
Shipping is available by dm
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October 30, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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First edition of The Fabulous Riverboat by Philip Jose Farmer — $250 at L. W. Currey, 55% under comparable copies (median $550).

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THE FABULOUS RIVERBOAT by Philip Jose Farmer
$250 · L. W. Currey · Rare Books Intel
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October 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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New, antiquarian book auctions, starting tonight from 8pm

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October 25, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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First edition of The Victim by Saul Bellow — $150 at Second Story Books, 40% under comparable copies (median $250).

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The Victim by Saul Bellow
$150 · Second Story Books · Rare Books Intel
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October 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Shotaro Taguchi Secret Part-Time Job: No Escape Allowed (Paperback) (US IMPORT)
Listing type: Fixed price Seller: rarewaves-united (99.4% positive feedback) Location: US Condition: New Price: 10.35 GBP Shipping cost: Free Buy It Now
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October 31, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Ad: For Sale - D C London Wired Different (Paperback) Wired Different (UK IMPORT) #WiredDifferent #LondonBooks #RareBooks
D C London Wired Different (Paperback) Wired Different (UK IMPORT)
Listing type: Fixed price Seller: rarewaves (99.5% positive feedback) Location: GB Condition: Brand New Price: 33.91 USD Shipping cost: Free Buy It Now
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October 30, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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Ad: For Sale - Stefanie Gamarra How to Grow a Marshmallow Tree (Paperback) (UK IMPORT) #MarshmallowTree #BookSale #RareBooks
Stefanie Gamarra How to Grow a Marshmallow Tree (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)
Listing type: Fixed price Seller: rarewaves (99.5% positive feedback) Location: GB Condition: Brand New Price: 18.96 USD Shipping cost: Free Buy It Now
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October 30, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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IT'S BOOK AUCTION DAY!
No reserve, antiquarian book auctions, ending from 8pm (UK time)
#antiquarian #history #books #rarebooks #bookhistory #earlymodern #travel #science #naturalhistory #religion #bookcollecting #bookauctions
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October 25, 2026 at 9:11 AM