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The library of American-born poet Ruth Fainlight and her late husband the writer Alan Sillitoe…
A new exhibition opening today at the London home of Charles Dickens brings together the women he…
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The CEO of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Tim Cooke, has announced that he will step down from the role in November after serving almost seven years.
Book Fairs
The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) will hold a Virtual Book Fair on September 25-27, with Fine Books & Collections as one of its Cultural Partners.This special online event, part of the celebrations marking its 75th anniversary, will bring together booksellers,…
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A copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has sold for £8,340 at auction, 27 years after its owner bought it brand new for just a few pounds.The soft cover, first edition of the boy wizard’s literary debut went under the hammer with Richard Winterton Auctioneers in England earlier today,…
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The Morgan Library & Museum's new major exhibition will focus on the life and career of its inaugural director, Belle da Costa Greene, the first retrospective of her life on the 100th anniversary of her appointment.Running October 25 through May 4, 2025, Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s…
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Established in 2005 by Fine Books & Collections Magazine to recognize outstanding book collecting efforts by college and university students, the competition is now jointy administered by the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America, the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies, and…
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The charity that cares for the world’s greatest Shakespeare heritage sites in Stratford-upon-Avon has today announced it has received a substantial donation by playwright Ken Ludwig to help fund important conservation works at Hall’s Croft.
Book Fairs
The second Empire State Rare Book and Print Fair featuring exhibitors from across the country will be held in Shepard Hall at City College of New York September 27 - 29.   
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Henri Martin’s painting Berenice, inspired by the short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe, has gone on show to the public at Duff House, near Banff.
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A fine association copy of the rare first edition of The Federalist by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay is among the highlights at Freeman’s | Hindman’s September Books and Manuscripts auction in Philadelphia.
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Princeton University Library will open Monsters & Machines: Caricature, Visual Satire, and the Twentieth-Century Bestiary on September 12 in its Firestone Library Milberg Gallery.