Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.

Specializing in General Antiquarian, First Editions & Signed Books, particular strengths in Americana, Civil War, Lincolniana, Fiction & Poetry. Autographs in all fields; Ephemera, Prints & Maps; Appraisals

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Serving book lovers, collectors and institutions since 1991.

Terms of Sale

Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts accepts VISA, MasterCard, Discover, PayPal and checks drawn on a U.S. bank. Institutions will be accommodated as their procedures require. Returns for any reason within seven days. We would appreciate a courtesy call if an item is being returned.

Appraisals

Available for appraisals

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  • William L. Butts

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9304 Saturn Ln., Galena, IL 61036
(815) 777-3749

Recently added catalogues

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Recently catalogued material includes a handful of John Henry Nash productions: Sonnets from the Portuguese, The Ideal Book, All for Love, Adonais....

June 1, 2026

Twenty-six newly catalogued books and autographs

April 9, 2026

16 Autographs from Film, Government, Music, Athletes, Authors and Military 10 Books from Travel, Ancient World, Western Americana, Presidential, Literature, Religion, Architecture — and one 45-volume set that refuses to be defined

February 16, 2026

Forty interesting new arrivals in Books and Autographs.

January 27, 2026

Books from the collection of William B. Allison (1829-1908), the powerful Iowa Republican who, as U.S. senator from that state (1873-1908), was one of the "big four" who controlled the Senate.

December 14, 2025

Our latest list includes two useful and massive references: the 37-volume British Museum General Catalogue of Printed Books, and a 21-year run of Charles Hamilton Auction Catalogs

November 18, 2025

Selected new arrivals in books, autographs and prints

January 27, 2025

23 recent arrivals and one exciting announcement

February 20, 2024

Highlights include a hymnal with the first appearance in English of "Silent Night"; a first English dictionary; a Navajo dictionary; Freud examines Da Vinci; a Japan travelogue; a forerunner of gay literature . . .

February 16, 2023

A varied list of 31 items featuring numerous books on the Hopi people, plus fine press and poetry.

December 7, 2022

Twenty-five recently acquired items in books, autographs, prints, original art, maps...

October 11, 2022

Select new arrivals in a wide variety of subjects, including Western Americana, Mystery & Detective, Philosophy, Modern Fiction, Children's and Poetry. 27 to choose from!

August 2, 2022