Fine Books News: Recent

Highlights of Bernard Quaritch's new Women Printers, Publishers, Booksellers catalogue…
Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985, on view at The J. Paul Getty Museum running…
Book Fairs
Ticket stubs, maps, playbills, postcards, political buttons, forgotten photographs and more will return to the Ephemera Society of America's flagship Ephemera Fair.It is the largest event of its kind in the U.S., bringing more than 60 dealers and over 10,000 pieces of rare and historic printed…
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Opening next month at the British Library, Fairy Tales will celebrate the iconic heroes, villains and creatures that populate the worlds of fairy tales. 
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Bonhams has opened its new U.S. headquarters at 111 West 57th Street in New York to the public.The new U.S. flagship aims to serve as a public cultural destination in one of the city's celebrated addresses which is home to Steinway Hall and the world's thinnest skyscraper, designed by SHoP…
Book Fairs
Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair returns to the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea from May 14 through May 17 with the theme of 'Revolution' to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.More than 100 international booksellers will mark the theme of all sorts of…
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Opening this summer at The Huntington will be its new exhibition This Land Is... which will focus on how land has shaped life in America since 1776 as part of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence celebrations.Referencing Woody Guthrie's 1940s song This Land Is Your Land it will…
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The library of American-born poet Ruth Fainlight and her late husband the writer Alan Sillitoe features 185 inscribed books from authors including Robert Graves, Yehuda Amichai, and Margaret Atwood.The couple met in their early twenties in a bookshop in Nottingham but also lived in France,…
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A new exhibition opening today at the London home of Charles Dickens brings together the women he knew and the literary characters they inspired him to create.
Current Events & Trends
This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections advisor specializing in rare books and manuscripts as well as fine photography and prints.
Exhibit
A new exhibition at Howard Greenberg Gallery presents nearly 40 photographs from Brassaï’s celebrated Paris by Night series alongside selections from The Secret Paris, a group of images originally withheld from publication due to their provocative subject matter. 
Auctions
RR Auction's Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Presidents sale ontinues the company’s 50th anniversary year with a selection of presidential manuscripts and historic documents.