Alex Johnson

Menus for May 31, 1961 dinner at the Élysée Palace as part of the official visit of President John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy to France in 1961, their first state visit across the Atlantic.
More than 4,000 Menus Telling the Story of Gastrodiplomacy to Auction
A collection of 4,600 menus for meals served to world leaders on state visits to France goes under the hamme
Helen Day at her Ladybird exhibition
Ladybird Book Collector Helen Day on the Challenge of Collecting and the Rarest Book of All...
Generations of readers in the UK have grown up reading Ladyb
Amy Drevenstedt, The Flight of Charles A Lindbergh from New York to Paris, in His Mono-plane “The Spirit of St. Louis” on May 20-21, map, lithographed in four colors, 1927. Estimate $1,000 to $1,500.
Five Rare Books for Collectors: Maps
Highlights from Swann Galleries' Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books auction on June 13 include:
The Nag Hammadi Binding
Earliest Known Book Binding in Private Hands to Auction
The Nag Hammadi Codex I Binding, dating back to 4th century Egypt, goes on sale as part of Christie's' Manuscript Masterpieces from The Schøyen Collectio
The General Signals Book 1917
Navy Museum Snaps Up Rare First World War Naval Signal Book from Oxfam Bookshop
A rare lead-lined naval signal book from the First World War has been bought by The National Museum for the Royal Navy after being listed in an
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun in a deluxe Cosway-style binding inset with 18 portrait miniatures. London: Grant Richards, 1904.
Focus on Women Writers at Swann Galleries' May Auction
Swann Galleries' May 23 Focus on Women sale includes books, pri
The napkin
Messi Napkin Contract for Barcelona FC Sold for Just Short of $1m
The napkin agreement which paved the way to bring the teenage Lionel Messi to FC Barcelona has been sold at Bonhams for £762,400 ($968,300).
Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science by Renée Bergland
Dickinson and Darwin, Why We Read, and Drink Maps: May Books Roundup
Our regular look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors this month.
* A first and only edition from Bernard Quaritch Ltd of a rare set of ornithological prints by cartographer Nicolaes Visscher I from 1659. The 24 plates show more than 100 figures in natural settings (£3,750).
Five Rare Books for Collectors: Natural History
Highlights from the natural history offerings at Firsts London which opens today and runs through May 1
The Bibliographical Society logo
The Bibliographical Society’s New YouTube Channel
The Bibliographical Society has launched its own YouTube channel featuring recordings of its month