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September 2, 2010 | Jonathan Shipley

The Ten Best Bookstores in America

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Pictured above: Powell's City of Books in Portland, Oregon.

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Dominic Winter Auctioneers Ltd
Mallard House, Broadway Lane, South Cerney
Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 5uq
United Kingdom
+44 1285 860006
Established in 1988, Dominic Winter Auctioneers has gained an international (more)
Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Patrick Olson Rare Books
(978) 806-3364
Pre-1830 material in all fields. Shop online and join our email list to receive (more)
Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Harry Freedman Books
1901 John F. Kennedy Blvd. #2302
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1519
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First and Signed First Edition Books
Service Company
Law Office of Robert G. Pimm
50 California St., Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94111
(888) 740-7571
Robert Pimm offers 40+ years of experience in the book industry working with authors (more)

Rare Books

Houdini's Paper Magic inscribed and signed to Beatrice Houdini
Houdiniana: Five Rare Books for Collectors
Illustrated Magna Carta: Rare Book of the Week
Writers' Autographs: Five Rare Books for Collectors

Auctions

A complete set of the three dedication copies of Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
David Aronovitz’s Major Science Fiction & Fantasy Library to Auction
Groundbreaking Scientist Joseph Priestley's Family Letters to Auction
Rare Harry Potter Paperback to Auction Today

Book People

Mercedes García-Arenal 
Lyell Lectures 2026 Focus on Muslim Books in Christian Iberia
Bright Young Collectors: Bella Savignano
Hours Long YouTube Library Tours

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Lieutenant Henry Robertson Bowers, At the South Pole.
Odfjell Collection Goes to Auction
Caveat Emptor: or some thoughts on ethics and online book buying
In Lincoln’s Own Words

Book Arts

Miami Zine Fair 2025
Miami Zine Fair 2026 Details
Major New Samuel Beckett Biennale to Include First Ulster-Scots Translation of 'Waiting for Godot'
New Celebrations Mark 40 years of ‘Poems on the Underground’

Photographs

Ascension du Mont Blanc by Auguste-Rosalie Bisson, 1862, albumen print
Roger Therond's Photography Collection to Auction
New Exhibition Reveals Creative Process Behind Peter Hujar’s Photography
Ansel Adams’ 'Winter Sunrise' and Milton Esterow Collection to Auction

Visual Art

Sex Pistols: A Pretty Vacant promotional poster,1977
50 Years Of Punk Sale Features Sex Pistols and The Damned Handwritten Lyrics
New Exhibition Focuses on Book Illustrators Balbusso Twins
New Exhibition to Explore Influence of Alphonse Mucha

Exhibitions

Detail from exhibition poster by Jackie Morris
Shelley’s Handwritten 'To a Skylark' Annotations in New Exhibition on Birds
Princeton Hosts Two Exhibitions Marking Nation’s 250th Anniversary
Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press at Charleston

Maps

London in the 18th Century
New Book Focuses on Historic First Detailed Map of 18th Century London
Top Secret Omaha Beach Invasion Maps to Auction
Maps and Atlases: Five Rare Maps for Collectors

Americana

Clemens business card
Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln Memorabilia to Auction
Post-Washita General Custer Letter Sold at Auction for $550,000
Gettysburg Rail Pass and Lincoln’s Last Message to Congress to Auction
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