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New York- The Center for Book Arts is proud to present the latest exhibition, Politics of Place, curated by Alexander Campos and Monica Oppen. The exhibition will be held from January 18 through March 30, 2019.
A return to action in the auction rooms this week, with two sales on Thursday, January 10:
New Orleans has a rich literary history--William Faulkner, Sherwood Anderson, Walker Percy, and many others called the Big Easy home or featured it in their work. And now, the city's National World War II Museum offers veterans a haven for their stories of war and sacrifice.
What were some of the biggest stories in 2018? According to our stats, Fine Books readers love Lovecraft--no kidding--and Robin Williams. You're also interested in cookbooks, illuminated manuscripts, and rare book theft. Missed out on these hot topics? Read on: #1 H.P. Lovecraft's Bible is For…
A collection of watercolour sketches by English artist William Page (1794-1872) sold for £8,500 (plus buyer’s premium) in Tennants Auctioneers’ Books, Maps and Manuscripts Sales on 19th December. Page, who attended the Royal Academy Schools in the early 19th Century, travelled widely across Europe…
For the past three years, we have checked in with consumate reader Linda Aragoni of the Great Penformances blog for her appraisal of the bestseller list from a century ago.
New year, new calendar! Sure, we could easily continue plugging events into our smartphones, but where's the fun in that? Especially when so many stunning desk calendars exist.
A new acquisition at Penn Libraries illustrates why bibliophiles love Tristram Shandy, even if they aren't fans of author Laurence Sterne or eighteenth-century British fiction in general. Sterne had more than a passing interest in book production and design; every copy of the first edition of…
Among the items up for auction during Bonhams Fine Books and Manuscripts Sale on December 5 was an original oil portrait of classic children's book character Eloise. The painting, which hung in the lobby of the Plaza Hotel (where Eloise made all sorts of mischief in her "pink pink pink" room), was…
The sequel to the 1964 Mary Poppins film that fans have been waiting more than half a century for is finally here, debuting in theaters across the U.S. this week. (I've seen it; it's fabulous.) Even better, it brings author P. L. Travers back into the spotlight.
