Fine Books News: Recent

RR Auction's Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Presidents sale ontinues the company’s 50th…
New York-based rare book antiquarian Richard C. Ramer (1942-2026) has died after running his…
Rare Books
For booksellers and collectors on the East Coast, it’s goodbye NYC and hello Georgetown! The inaugural Georgetown Rare Book Fair is taking place May 13-15 at the City Tavern Club in Washington, DC. Not only is there a decidedly social aspect to this book fair, it aims to be more welcoming to…
Auctions
Berkeley, California – PBA Galleries announces an auction of Americana – Travel – World History – Cartography on May 5th, 2022. The sale includes over 500 lots of rare, interesting, and valuable material relating to California, the Americas, and the far reaches of the globe.  
Current Events & Trends
The upcoming week is a very busy one for rare books and manuscripts at auction.
Fairs
Having immersed myself thoroughly in various activities of this year’s Ulysses centennial, I came to the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair hoping to see a lot of Joyce – in particular, a copy of the prospectus for Ulysses publisher Sylvia Beach put out for her Shakespeare & Co.’s…
Auctions
Wilton, CT – Five items pertaining to Albert Einstein (two typed letters; a handwritten letter; an awards program; and a humorous card; all five of them hand-signed); Bob Dylan’s handwritten lyrics to the song Mr. Tambourine Man; a handwritten letter by Charles Darwin discussing hereditary…
Book People
On April 29, an endearing documentary called Hello, Bookstore will debut at New York City’s Film Forum. The film follows bookseller Matt Tannenbaum, who has owned and operated The Bookstore in Lenox, Massachusetts, since 1976, as he reads aloud (Russell Hoban, Elizabeth Smart, John Crowley, Leonard…
Auctions
Chicago — On May 4, Hindman Auctions is honored to present Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan sold to benefit his alma mater, Eureka College, in its Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana auction. The collection of more than 50 lots features books, most…
Recent Publications
London — The greatest classic of fantasy fiction and one of the most celebrated stories of all time, The Lord of the Rings defined a genre and is now available from Folio lavishly illustrated with artwork by Alan Lee.
Rare Books
New York is back! The New York International Antiquarian Book Fair opens tomorrow.
Auctions
New York — The Thursday, April 28 offering of Old Master Through Modern Prints at Swann Galleries will feature iconic images from the late fifteenth century through the mid-twentieth century.