Fine Books News: Recent
Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair returns to the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea from May 14 through May…
Opening this summer at The Huntington will be its new exhibition This Land Is... which will focus…
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Here are the auctions I'll be watching this week:
New York — Swann Galleries opened their fall 2021 season with the single-owner sale of The Virginia Zabriskie Collection on Tuesday, September 21. The success of the auction was the result of a multi-department effort from the house’s prints and drawings and photography departments. Original works…
Centuries’ worth of scribbled notes and doodles in manuscripts and early printed books will be revealed tomorrow in Bryn Mawr College’s new exhibition, Private Lives of Old Books: Recovering Personal Histories from Early Books of Latin. Curated by PhD candidate Kate Barnes under the direction of…
Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce this 365 lot sale to be held on Saturday, October 30th starting at 10am CDT. The event will be held online and live streamed, with a limited number of bidders physically allowed in the gallery as determined by current Illinois public…
Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Emma Balch of Hay-on-Wye in Wales, proprietor of The Story of Books, a former bookshop that has transitioned into an incubator for a variety of bookish projects and productions in the UK:
Please tell us about your journey into bookselling.…
Leyburn, North Yorkshire, England — Tennants Auctioneers are delighted to present the Library, Pictures and Camera Collection of Eric Hosking OBE Hon. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991), to be offered in our forthcoming Books, Maps & Manuscripts sale on 24 November 2021.
The name Peter Sís will be recognizable to anyone who has had an interest in children’s literature during the past three decades. His numerous awards in this area include two Ragazzi Awards from the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, three Caldecott Honors, and eight appearances on the New York Times…
New York – The Exceptional Literature Collection of Theodore B. Baum, sold across two live and online sales, totaled $9,657,875, surpassing the pre-sale high estimate. The live sale achieved $6,703,375 and was 98% sold by lot and 218% hammer above low estimate. Bidders participated from 14…
Amsterdam — Catawiki is excited to announce its upcoming Exclusive Autographs & Manuscripts Auction. Beginning on the 21st September, this includes many beautiful and fascinating items. There is certainly a French feel to the auction this month. One of the most beautiful objects is a…
Runnemede, NJ – Comic books featuring superheroes including Batman, The Avengers, Superman, Thor and others smashed records at auction this weekend. The bidding was topped by a $1.47 million price tag for a rare copy of Batman #1, the first comic dedicated exclusively to The Dark Knight, and was an…
