Fine Books News: Recent
The library of American-born poet Ruth Fainlight and her late husband the writer Alan Sillitoe…
A new exhibition opening today at the London home of Charles Dickens brings together the women he…
Topics
The poet and short story writer Jorge Luis Borges, who so famously imagined “that paradise will be a kind of library,” was also director of the Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina. Of course, he kept a small library of his own, too, and four of the volumes once owned by him—with his “…
Cincinnati, OH – On November 12, Hindman Auctions will present The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca, an incredibly distinguished collector and dealer of Civil War memorabilia. This carefully curated and meticulously researched collection contains relics, weaponry, uniforms, accoutrements,…
Chicago – On November 10, Hindman Auctions will present Selections from the Studio and Personal Archive of Barry Moser. Moser, a renowned artist and illustrator, is the owner, operator and proprietor of the Pennyroyal Press, which is recognized for its finely printed and illustrated editions of…
Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Kitazawa Rika, a fourth generation bookseller in Tokyo, Japan, at her family's shop Kitazawa Bookstore. Rika-san is also the first Japanese bookseller we've profiled in this series. Special thanks Rose Counsell, proprietor of Hozuki Books in…
Westford, MA – The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) will hold its 50th annual conference in Chicago, Illinois April 5-9, 2022. The conference theme is “Past, Present, Future: Aspiring to New Heights.” This premier event for art and visual information professionals marks the 50th…
A new exhibition at the National Library of Wales focuses on the history of how the Bible has been translated into Welsh. In particular, it celebrates the 400th anniversary of the early seventeenth-century translation that continued to be the standard text in Welsh up to the twenty-first century.
San Marino, CA — The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens has acquired the archives of legendary Arts and Crafts architects Greene & Greene. The trove of approximately 6,000 items includes design drawings and photographs, business correspondence, family papers, notebooks,…
Washington, D.C. — The Library of Congress has acquired the M.C. Migel Memorial Rare Book Collection from the American Foundation for the Blind, comprised of more than 750 items dating from 1617 to the present, including books by and about Helen Keller and other blind authors. The collection is a…
I'll be keeping an eye on these sales this week:
New York – Highlighted by nearly 600 works sold, 300+ bidders across 12 countries, and two auction records, Sotheby’s marathon two-day auction of the Ricky Jay Collection concluded yesterday in New York, achieving an exceptional $3.8 million – far exceeding its $3.2 million high estimate, with an…
