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Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Amalia V. of New York City who was an…
Highlights of Potter & Potter's Photography, Americana & Historical Memorabilia auction on…
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An anti-slavery poem written by the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge is at risk of leaving the UK unless a domestic buyer can be found. The autograph manuscript poem in ancient Greek is signed and dated June 16, 1792.
Coleridge (1772-1834), one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement in…
A Tintin coloring book cover was sold for $175,000 at Heritage Auctions' latest International Original Art & Anime sale, making it the most valuable Tintin piece that didn't first appear in a comic book.
A collection of personal correspondence from various members of the Royal Family along with other Royal Memorabilia is coming up for sale on April 18 with Griffin’s.
On Wednesday, March 22, ALDE sells 275 lots of Reliures de Paule Ameline & Beaux illustrés modernes. Some really lovely designer bindings in this one, so do have a look.
The Dictionary of the Book: A Glossary for Book Collectors, Booksellers, Librarians, and Others by Sidney E Berger is now available in its 2nd Edition.
Former Fine Books editor Rebecca Rego Barry interviewed Berger when the first edition came out back in November 2016 and you can read that feature…
When they weren't working on helping to defeat Hitler, the codebreakers at Bletchley Park in England would often relax by tackling puzzles.
Gerry Anderson’s Century 21 exhibition at The Cartoon Museum in London is a tribute to the man who revolutionised the world of puppetry with his advanced technique of Supermarionation, as well as the wider world of science fiction.
The Parker Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, has acquired a manuscript of nine roundels that was a gift given by Archbishop Matthew Parker to Queen Elizabeth I in the 16th century.
Highlights from Buddenbrooks' latest catalogue Spain: Historic, Literary, & Scen
Two events of interest in this area are coming up in the next few months. Firstly, the University of North Carolina's Rare Book Collection’s long-running The Hanes Lecture Series in Bibliography continues with Dr. Brooke Palmieri and Kadin Henningsen's lecture Bibliography’s Backroom: Four…
