Alex Johnson

Alan Turing's 'Delilah' papers
Alan Turing's 'Delilah' papers: Rare Book of the Week
An important archive of Alan Turing's unpublished Second World War papers has
Romanesque binding from Clairvaux covered with a chemise with hairs on
Sealskin Confirmed as Material for Medieval Book Covers and Parchment
Reseachers examining volumes held by European monasteries have revealed that rather than deer or boar skin, sealskin was used in their construction.
(left) John D. Rockefeller, Photograph Signed, circa 1905 (estimate $800-$1,200) and (right) John D. Rockefeller, certificate of marriage for his daughter Elizabeth signed, 1889 (estimate $600-$900)
Autographs: Five Rare Books for Collectors
Highlights of the autographs portion of the April 10 Autographs & Subculture auction at Swann Galleries include:  
Illustration of a bindery from Denckmal der Freundschafft von Gottlob Ehrenfried Knothe, 1778, offered by Bernard Quaritch.
New York International Antiquarian Book Fair: Five Rare Books for Collectors
Highlights from the Bernard Quaritch,
Pen Names from Bodleian Library Publishing
Pen Names, African American Cook Book, and Magic Books: March Books Roundup
Our ongoing look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors this month.
Pages 14 and 15 of Historia Coelestis, with marginal corrections and annotations by Crothswait
Historia Coelestis by John Flamsteed: Rare Book of the Week
This week's Rare Book of the Week is copy of the first Astronomer Royal
Part of 26 pages of arrangements from The Temptations' 'My Girl'
African Americana: Five Rare Books for Collectors
Highlights of Swann Galleries' auction of
Book of Hours
Book of Hours: Rare Book of the Week
This week's Rare Book of the Week is this Book of Hours
Image from G. Darcy, Or et Couleurs, circa 1923 courtesy of the Winterthur Library
Fresh Perspectives Symposium Focuses on Next Generation of Rare Book Collectors and Professionals
The Fresh Perspectives Symposium, hosted by the Winterthur Library, runs next week aimed at the next generation
Almagestum Novum
Astronomical Library of Owen Gingerich
A spectacular selection of early books about astronomy and the development of the Scientific Revolution from the personal library of American astronomer and historian Owen Gingerich (1930-2023) will…