The Rose City Book & Paper Fair Returns June 17-18
- by Michael Stillman
The Rose City Book & Paper Fair returns June 17-18.
The annual Rose City Book & Paper Fair will be returning to its normal time and place after a two-year absence. Its normal time is in June and its normal place is in the physical world, not the invisible electronic one where virtual fairs take place. More specifically, its location is Portland, Oregon, also known as the “Rose City.”
This year's dates are Friday-Saturday June 17-18. The location is once again the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel at 1000 Northeast Multnomah St. in Portland, OR 97232. The hours are Friday 2:00 – 8:00 pm and Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. The price of admission is $5, good for both days.
The fair is sponsored by the Cascade Booksellers Association. They are an organization of booksellers from the Pacific Northwest. There will be around 60 exhibitors at the fair, mostly from the Pacific Northwest but some from farther away places. The Cascade Booksellers explain that “booksellers from the Pacific Northwest and beyond will be bringing their best rare and collectible books, ephemera, maps, prints, photographs and more.” This is always a popular event, and if experience from other returning book fairs is a guide, it should be particularly busy this years. Absence truly does make the heart grow fonder.
You can purchase tickets for the fair at Eventbrite.
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.
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