Inside Autumn 2017
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The Persistence of Plath
The unforgettable books, art, and letters of Sylvia Plath
BY PETER K. STEINBERG
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Photography in Motion
Now might be the photobook’s decisive moment
BY ANDREA L. VOLPE
Special Supplement
Auction Guide
A preview of some of the auctions coming up this autumn
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FB&C’s Holiday Gift Guide
’Tis the season for a shortlist of bookish gift ideas
BY REBECCA REGO BARRY & JEREMY HOWELL
GENTLY MAD
The Growth of Ages
Houghton Library at 75
Digest
Harry Potter Turns 20
Digest 
Decorative Endpapers
Digest 
Pop Photographica
RECORD-BREAKER
Andersen’s Handmade Picture Book
A happy ending for a unique heirloom
IN VIEW
The Sum of its Parts
Art in serial form
BEYOND THE BASICS
The “Earned Pleasures” of Book Collecting
Rereading Gordon N. Ray
FINE MAPS
All Roads Lead to London
Britain’s first road atlas
IN THE LIBRARY
Besides Austen
Inside the Chawton House Library
SOLD@AUCTION
Banned Books and Cozy Cats
A roundup of first editions, manuscripts, and fine art
We all think we know Thoreau. Some might call the author of Walden a forward-thinking genius, others a freeloading mansplainer. But in this, his…