Fine Books News: Recent

Shakespeare specialist Professor Emma Smith from the University of Oxford will give the 2026…
This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections…
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Boston, MA - Skinner is pleased to announce the November 18 auction of Fine Books & Manuscripts to be held at the
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Dallas, Texas - In response to the ever-growing demand for high-quality prints, Heritage Auctions is expanding its Modern and Contemporary department to offer Weekly Online-Only Prints & Multiples auctions. The first sale, which closes Nov. 7, presents artwork without reserves, allowing…
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Coral Gables, Florida - An original copy of the 19th Amendment to the U.S.
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New York - Swann Auction Galleries’ Contemporary Art sale on Thursday, November 15 offers a myriad of important and museum-quality works from key artists in the contemporary market.
Current Events & Trends
Last week, the Eric Carle Museum in Amherst, Massachusetts welcomed Our Voice: Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards, a traveling exhibition organized by the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature (NCCIL) and the American Library Association's Ethnic and Multicultural…
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Boston—The Boston Athenæum announced today a pair of complementary pop-up exhibitions open to the public on its first floor: Stampato a Venezia/Printed in Venice and Ecco Venezia/Behold Venice. Both will remain on view through February 16, 2019.
Fairs
After a busy fair in Amsterdam, there was just time to repack my stock and change my socks before heading off to Paris for the autumn edition of Bibliomania. This is a large event held in the Espace Champerret. Conveniently located just on the peripherique, we checked our bags into our apartment…
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Christie’s auction On the Shoulders of Giants is now open for bidding until 8 November. This online auction pays tribute to four brilliant minds - Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking - whose discoveries have shaped our understanding of the universe. Lots range from a…
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York, PA - Hake’s Auctions - founded 51 years ago as Hake’s Americana - knows how antsy collectors can be when waiting for the gift-giving and receiving season. That’s why they always plan one of their biggest sales of the year for mid-November, so collectors can get the pick of the crop before the…
Bright Young Collectors
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Margaret Landis of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Margaret was recently an Honorable Mention in the 2018 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize for women collectors 30 and under.  Where are you from / where do you live?I'm originally from…