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Today I learned that when “Fahrenheit 451” first came out, they published 200 copies of the book bound in asbestos covers. www.reddit.com/r/rarebooks/...
From the rarebooks community on Reddit: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451 in asbestos covers. Limited edition.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:15 AM
‘Entomology in sport, and entomology in earnest’ by Mrs. W. (Mary King Ward, 1827-1869) and her sister Lady M. (Lady Jane Mahon), published in London, [1859].

University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections.

#insectart #hernaturalhistory #19thcentury #rarebooks #bookhistory
December 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
'Tis the day before Christmas... enjoy these sweet & festive illustrations from Twas the Night Before Christmas!
Clement C Moore, color illustrations by Jessie Wilcox Smith.
Catalog record: https://bit.ly/nightbeforechristmas-catalog
#Christmas #holidays #RareBooks #ColorIllustrations #illustrations
December 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
SVA Library Manager Mark shows us one of his favorite items from the Rare Book Collection 👀!

#rarebooks #comic #willeisner #library #svanyc #sva #schoolofvisualarts
December 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I think we need a mega thread of everyone's craziest archive stories.
December 23, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Behind the scenes processing of some RBS manuscripts, including an Esther Scroll, a decorated leaf from the 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘢̄𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘻, and a 13th-century Latin missal from France.
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#ManuscriptMonday #RareBooks
December 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Belgian Jesuit scientist and professor in mathematics at Louvain & Antwerp André Tacquet died #onthisday in 1660. Depicted here is our copy, in an interesting contemporary #binding, of 2nd & best edition of his collected works on applied mathematics, astronomy & military engineering.

#rarebooks
December 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
FLIPPING OUTSTANDING WORK, of interest to 📜 #bookhistory #booksky #libsky #rarebooks and #histSTM
Do you enjoy my periodic rantings on Isaac Newton's alchemical citations? If so, take a look at my shiny new article on our improved #TEI encoding system of Newton's citations & what we can learn from some preliminary analyses of the data!
#BookHistory #histsci (tldr in 🧵)
doi.org/10.14434/tc....
A Bibliographical Framework for Citation Analysis of Isaac Newton’s Alchemical Manuscripts: Alexandra E. Wingate | Textual Cultures
doi.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Sign up now for our Winter School, January 26-29, 2026!

We have a number of expert-led courses on rare books and palaeography for your to choose from.

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#WinterSchool #RareBooks #Palaeography
December 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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I just found the cutest used and rare book (and more) store tucked away in the Collage Square Shopping mall in Lisle, The Noble Capybara. Bought a few books, wanted more! Unique gifts for the holiday too. If you're in the area, check it out. #BookSky #UsedBooks #RareBooks
The Noble Capybara Bookstore & Gift Shop
A cozy independent bookstore selling used, collectible, antiquarian, and a few new books, as well as bookish and capybara-themed gifts and accessories of all kinds.
www.noblecapybara.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Plantin archives: the gift that keeps on giving.

An #earlymodern ledger for expenses on ‘white paper’ for the printing office with printed binder’s waste on its spine & a #medieval Vulgate Bible fragment as its cover. 😍

Happy holidays everybody!

#rarebooks #bookhistory 💙📚📜
December 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens was first published on this day (19 December) in 1843.

Take a peek with us into this 1849 edition of 'A Christmas Carol', with beautiful illustrations by John Leech!

📽️ Reserve 828.8/DIC-13 IS

#OnThisDay #OTD #AChristmasCarol #CharlesDickens #RareBooks
December 19, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Sign up now for our renowned London Rare Books Summer School!

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December 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Ad: For Sale - Chris Tolworthy The Lost Jack Kirby Stories (Paperback) (UK IMPORT) #Comics #JackKirby #RareBooks
Chris Tolworthy The Lost Jack Kirby Stories (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)
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December 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Let's go!
Stuttgart 26 - more than a Rare Book Fair
#rarebooks #manuscripts #art #graphics #photography #music
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