Digest
At Long Last, a Celebration of the Legendary Gotham Book Mart
On New Year’s Day in 1920, a horse-drawn wagon carrying a typewriter and 175 books pulled up outside of a basement on West 45th Street in Manhattan. …
Fine Books Blog
Lisa Unger Baskin Exhibition at Duke University Chronicles 500 Years of Women's Work
On February 28, highlights from Lisa Unger Baskin’s nearly 9,000-piece collection of rare books, ephemera, and other artifacts created and produced by women over the course of five hundred years went …
In the News
Mexican Imprints & Manuscript Material Leads Swann Americana Auction
Swann Galleries’ Tuesday, April 16 auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana features a robust selection of Mexican imprints and manuscripts, state material and items relating to the Civil War and President Lincoln. …
Fine Books Blog
The Duc d’Orléans’ Document Box
Coming to auction next month is a perfect time capsule of a collection—that of Ambassador Alexander Weddell and his wife, Virginia Chase Steedman Weddell. Avid collectors, the Weddells filled their Richmond, Virginia, home with fine art, furniture, antiquities, and rare books. …
Fine Books Store
Coming EventsSale of Karl Lagerfeld Original Fashion Drawings Attracts Intense Worldwide Bidding
West Palm Beach, FL - On April 18, runway action halted temporarily as fashionistas... read more
Waverly Rare Books to Conduct May 2 Judaica Auction
Falls Church, VA - Waverly Rare Books, a division of Quinn’s Auction Galleries, will... read more
A Record for Peruvian Photographer Martín Chambi at Swann Galleries
New York — Swann Galleries’ sale of Classic & Contemporary Photographs on Thursday, April... read more
Bond Abounds in Literature Auction at Swann on May 14
New York - Nineteenth- and twentieth-century luminaries, science-fiction and more form Swann Galleries’ 19th... read more
Two Hunter S. Thompson Letters to be Auctioned
Los Angeles - An pair of extraordinary letters by Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson... read more
Printed & Manuscript Americana Realizes $1 Million at Swann
New York - Swann Galleries’ Printed & Manuscript Americana sale on Thursday, April 16... read more
Einstein Letter Defending his Jewish Heritage to be Auctioned
Los Angeles - A fascinating letter by Albert Einstein on the Jewish People’s rights... read more
"William Steig's Sylvester and the Magic Pebble: A Golden Anniversary" Opens May 4
Amherst, MA --The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art celebrates the golden anniversary... read more
- From the FB&C blog - Vintage “Notre Dame” Posters Head to #Auction t.co/h6P2N93Ucr #bonhams #vintageposters
- (((whistles))) This Frazetta painting is expected to reach $5 million at auction next month t.co/iNAOuWTITg… t.co/rCylQqJutJ
- Vintage “Notre Dame” Posters Head to Auction t.co/Inr5vj2I4G
- “Egyptian Queen,” Frank Frazetta’s 1969 Masterpiece, Makes Auction Debut at Heritage… t.co/oaQaUjYVzI
- Apollo 11 Lunar Module Timeline Book at Christie's t.co/D97ZENyNP1
- RT @shazjmorgan: Old libraries and book place always give me excited tingles ...
- RT @SILibraries: ⚠️Just announced⚠️ The first talk in our Magnificent Obsessions Speaker Series -- Celebrating Women Book Collectors: The E…
- Minnesota Center for Book Arts Presents "Playing With Words" t.co/7Gsmg7fKrW
- Ray Goulet’s Magic Posters, Books, and Ephemera Sold Well at Potter & Potter t.co/RzTEf6lQ4O
- Early American History, Science & Tech at University Archives Auction on May 15 t.co/wUn2yWF70x
Barry Moser Exhibit Roars into New Boston Book Arts Gallery
Next month, Boston's Bromer Booksellers is unveiling its new book arts gallery with... read more
Bright Young Booksellers: Kate Mitas
Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Kate Mitas, of Kate Mitas, Bookseller... read more
Rare American Bibles on View
A breathtaking selection of the rarest American bibles went on exhibit last week at... read more
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
A quiet sale week coming up: On Thursday, April 25, ALDE sells the library... read more
Faking It: Literary Forgery in Early Modern Europe
Literary forgers have plied their trade as long as there's been something worth copying,... read more
Little Blue Books Bibliography Published
We learned via the Exlibris list earlier this week that a Little Blue Books... read more
New Limited Edition of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" Published
Suntup Editions, California-based publisher of fine limited editions, will be publishing a special... read more
175 Years of a Bloomsbury Publisher
The small but interesting exhibition celebrating 175 years of the London publisher Batsford (now... read more
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
Here are the auctions I'll be watching this week: On Tuesday, April 16, Printed... read more
Sale of Karl Lagerfeld Original Fashion Drawings Attracts Intense Worldwide Bidding
West Palm Beach, FL - On April 18, runway action halted temporarily as fashionistas... read more
Waverly Rare Books to Conduct May 2 Judaica Auction
Falls Church, VA - Waverly Rare Books, a division of Quinn’s Auction Galleries, will... read more
A Record for Peruvian Photographer Martín Chambi at Swann Galleries
New York — Swann Galleries’ sale of Classic & Contemporary Photographs on Thursday, April... read more
Bond Abounds in Literature Auction at Swann on May 14
New York - Nineteenth- and twentieth-century luminaries, science-fiction and more form Swann Galleries’ 19th... read more
Two Hunter S. Thompson Letters to be Auctioned
Los Angeles - An pair of extraordinary letters by Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson... read more
Printed & Manuscript Americana Realizes $1 Million at Swann
New York - Swann Galleries’ Printed & Manuscript Americana sale on Thursday, April 16... read more
Einstein Letter Defending his Jewish Heritage to be Auctioned
Los Angeles - A fascinating letter by Albert Einstein on the Jewish People’s rights... read more
"William Steig's Sylvester and the Magic Pebble: A Golden Anniversary" Opens May 4
Amherst, MA --The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art celebrates the golden anniversary... read more