There are 10 new catalogues up for review this month. Librairie Métamorphoses has a selection of valuable and unusual books, autographs, music and photographs. Marilyn Braiterman Rare Books offers a collection of artistic books & paper. Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Manuscripts features antiquarian to modern books and manuscripts. Raptis Rare Books offers "80 Great Works." Shapero Rare Books presents a catalogue called "Present Perfect." Langdon Manor Books rediscovers lives from the past through a selection of items and archives.
There are also some more targeted catalogues. A broader target is offered by the William Reese Company with their selection of Western Americana. The targets get really focused with these next three. Neatline Antique Maps features maps of America, the Battle of Gettysburg, Salt Lake City, and Arabia. L&T Respess Books has a catalogue devoted entirely to salmon fishing. Antiquariat Kainbacher's selection pertains to controversial 19th century biologist and philosopher Ernst Haeckel.
Sotheby’s Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana 27 January 2026
Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000.
Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.
Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000.
Sotheby’s Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana 27 January 2026
Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000.
Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000.
Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.