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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New York –- This fall, the New-York Historical Society presents Close Encounters in the Colonies: Treasures from the David M. Rubenstein Americana Collection, a special installation that traces the origins and development of central themes of early American life—colonization, natural history,…
Connecticut — In addition to rare books, manuscript material, photographs, fine art and ephemera, the sale also features over 100 lots of book-binding tools from the Studio of Master Bookbinder (and Antiquarian Bookdealer) Denis Gouey, of Connecticut via France and New York.
Amongst the manuscript…
At Bonhams New York on Tuesday, August 31, Photographs: Summer Edition, in 158 lots.
New York — "Swann's third annual auction of LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History was an unmitigated success. From the limited exhibition, which had the highest attendance of any of the house’s exhibitions in 18 months, to the truly spirited and competitive bidding institutions and avid…
Dallas, TX — It trumpeted arguably the most important manhunt in American history.
Until April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth was a popular actor, with legions of admiring fans. But he also harbored strong political ideas, speaking out against President Abraham Lincoln and denouncing the abolition of…
Newbury, Berkshire, England — An outstanding library from one of the most famous literary families in England is set to go up for auction. Dreweatts is delighted to have been appointed to sell the contents of Weston Hall in Northamptonshire, a seat of the illustrious Sitwell family since the early…
Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries announced last week a significant milestone in its digitization initiative. Not only has it reached 1 million images — the millionth being an original notebook of poet Jenny Joseph — but, unlike some libraries, it allows full access and free use of that content,…
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Gabriel Duckels, winner of the 2021 Rose Book Collecting Prize at Cambridge University.
Where do you live?
In Cambridge in the East of England. I moved here in 2014, sort of by mistake, and joined the University a few years later. I started…
As the widely-held story goes, Sheriff Pat Garrett shot Billy the Kid on July 14, 1881, finally ending the gunslingin' outlaw’s reign of terror. Four months later, Garrett nabbed a book contract to tell his side of the story—the one that would stick for more than a hundred years, even if the…
New York—One gallery. Hundreds of objects. Countless stories.
The Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures will open on September 24, 2021, at the iconic Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, giving the public an opportunity to see and explore over…
