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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The Bodleian Libraries has partnered with the Museum of Colour (MoC), and Fusion Arts to curate These Things Matter: Empire, Exploitation and Everyday Racism, a startling new exhibition exploring the devastating and long term effects of the British Empire.
Philadelphia — Freeman’s November 15 Books and Manuscripts: Rare Americana auction featured the $2,389,500 sale of the letter George Washington sent to Thomas Jefferson announcing the Constitution’s completion, one day following its adoption by the Constitutional Convention.
Lowell, MA - We’re very pleased to announce the next round of the David Ruggles Prize, a national book collecting prize encouraging and supporting young collectors of color. The three prizes—$1,000 grand prize, $500 second prize, and $250 third prize—are awarded annually to applicants whose…
Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Sarah Finn of Milwaukee Public Library:
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Chicago - Potter & Potter Auctions is excited to announce that James Gannon has joined the company as Senior Consultant to its Fine Books & Manuscripts Department. This department has experienced unprecedented growth over the past two years, regularly delivers seven figure results, and has…
A special presentation copy of the book Tenth Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China signed by Mao Zedong, an autograph letter signed by Thomas Jefferson from Monticello in which he mentions Napoleon Bonaparte, and a Mathew Brady carte de visite of George A. Custer, boldly signed by the ill-…
Cincinnati – A collection of Civil War-era broadsides and ephemera from respected collector James Milgram, M.D., sent Hindman’s American Historical Ephemera & Photography auction well past its presale estimate to a $793,755 total across the two days of the sale. Held November 3 and 4, the…
The Cambridge Elements: Publishing and Book Culture series published by Cambridge University Press is building up to be an impressive catalogue of mini classics. Offering academic quality research written in a happily comprehensible style, they cover a wide range of topics of interest to Fine Books…
Virginia Woolf is the focus of the latest free exhibition opening at The New York Public Library. Virginia Woolf: A Modern Mind will explore the life and creative genius of one of the most important figures in twentieth-century literature through her personal notebooks and diaries, family…
Here are the auctions I'll be watching this week:
