A complete three-volume set of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in first editions,…
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Christ Church Oxford and the Bodleian Libraries have become joint owners of an exceptionally rare first edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the most important of only 22 known surviving copies of the first and subsequently withdrawn edition.
The book collection of silver and antiques expert Michael Baggott is going to auction at Richard Winterton Auctioneers with a special timed sale over Christmas.Catalogued across more than 150 lots, the library is a treasure trove of knowledge on 500 years of silver, silversmiths and hallmarks, with…
The National Maritime Museum has opened a display to mark the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth this week Including manuscripts relating to her youngest brothers Francis and Charles Austen, examining Jane’s connections to the Royal Navy and the influence her brothers had in her works.
RR Auction's music-focused December sale features a range of signed albums and historic documents including a rare one-page autograph letter signed “Leonard” written March 31, 1967, from Buffalo, New York, to Cohen’s girlfriend and muse Marianne Ihlen.
In this second of a two-part post to mark Jane Austen's birthday yesterday, screenwriter Heidi Lux looks at how film-makers have treated the author's most popular work.The worst offender in terms of changing our perceptions of P&P by far is the 2005 Kiera Knightley version.
Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Dr. Anne Peale, Chapin Librarian at Williams College in Massachusetts.What is your role at your institution?I’m the Chapin Librarian at Williams College, where I curate our collection of rare books, manuscripts, and other primary sources to…
Our ongoing look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors this month. Our Best of 2025 selections will be published on December 19.An Extremely Un-Get-Atable Place by Craig Easton
In the first of a two-part post to mark Jane Austen's birthday today, screenwriter Heidi Lux looks at how film-makers have treated the author's most popular work.
Here are the sales I'll be keeping an eye on through the end of 2025!
Five years ago at the age of 70 when the pandemic forced the cancellation of his many shows, veteran show promoter Marvin Getman championed the concept of virtual book fairs and virtual antiques shows.
