Rare Book of the Week

The Care and Feeding of Books book repair kit . American. 1947.
200 Years of Blooks at the Center for Book Arts
Back in 2016 Mindell Dubansky curated a marvellous exhibition at the Grolier Club about things that looked like books but were not, objects she christened 'blooks'.
White Bull's Ledger Book
White Bull’s Ledger Book: Rare Book of the Week
This week's Rare Book of the Week is White Bull's ledger book dating back to the late 19th and early 20th century. 
The Settle Bed
Seamus Heaney's The Settle Bed Christmas Card: Rare Book of the Week
Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney was a dedicated sender of
: An image of the spine and binding of the “Geographia” before conservation treatment
Ptolemy’s 'Geographia': Rare Book of the Week
This week's we're focusing on Michigan State University's special collections librarians who have restored a 1535 edition of
Polydore Vergil’s Anglica Historia: Rare Book of the Week
Taking pride of place at Dominic Winter’s September 11 auction is the third edition of Polydore Vergil’s Anglica Historia, published in 1555, the year of the author’s death, and bound for Queen…
Mr. Pottermack’s Oversight by R. Austin Freeman
Mr. Pottermack’s Oversight by R. Austin Freeman: Rare Book of the Week
Some rare books suddenly find a whole new audience thanks to republication.
The only surviving copy of My New York Misadventure by Winston Churchill
My New York Misadventure by Winston Churchill: Rare Book of the Week
The only surviving copy of My New York Misadventure, Winston Churchill’s account of his near-death car collision in New York in December 1931, features in