Fine Books News: Recent
New York-based rare book antiquarian Richard C. Ramer (1942-2026) has died after running his…
Sotheby’s in New York has sold the rare Rothschild Vienna Mahzor Hebrew prayerbook for $6…
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As book historian David Pearson points out in this excellent compendium, Speaking Volumes: Books with Histories, we all agree that books are A Good Thing, the real issue he wants to address is why they matter and what they can teach us beyond their texts.
Artist, composer, and writer Tom Phillips, who died on November 28 in London, worked in many creative disciplines. He is perhaps best known to readers of Fine Books for his book illustrations and in particular his cult classic A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel, a work he described as his “…
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - The Catawiki books department is very pleased to highlight this Single Seller Sale in our Antiquarian Books auctions. Over 40 books from one leading Italian seller. Ranging in genres from agriculture to alchemy, medicine, war history and beyond, this showcase focuses on…
Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce the results of this this nearly 700 lot sale held on Thursday, November 17, 2022. After the hammer fell silent after a long day of competitive bidding, 94 lots made $500-2,000; 17 lots sold for $2,001-9,999; and four lots broke the five figure…
Here are the sales I'll be watching this week:
At ALDE on Tuesday, November 29, Reliures Originales & Livres Illustrés Modernes, in 267 lots. Among the expected top lots is Stéphane Mallarmé's Poésies (1932), illustrated by Matisse and estimated at €22,000–30,000.
The Ticknor Society is delighted to announce that the winner of the 2022 Ticknor Society Book and Book Culture Collecting Prize is Dr. Jessica C. Linker for her entry, Emma Hart Willard: A Life in Print.
Tennants Auctioneers’ Books, Maps and Manuscripts Sale on November 23 included a collection of Opera scores and books from the Library of the late 7th Earl of Harewood.
Falls Church, Virginia – On Tuesday, November 29, Northern Virginia’s Quinn’s Auction Galleries will present a Rare Books, Prints and Autographs auction, loaded with over 450 lots of rare books, antique maps and Americana. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers…
Highlights from Lawbook Exchange’s latest catalogue of recently acquired rare books and manuscripts in law and related fields including:
Los Angeles – From the 1936 novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell to the Hollywood film adaptation from 1939 – Bonhams will present iconic costumes, signed scripts, first editions, letters, and more from Gone with the Wind in its Classic Hollywood: Film and Television sale on December 7. The…
