January 2011 | Jonathan Shipley

The Evolution of Alice in Wonderland (A Book Cover Odyssey)

Go back in time and down the rabbit hole by enjoying some book covers of Lewis Carroll's classic tale, here.

children's books

Caveat Emptor: or some thoughts on ethics and online book buying

In Lincoln’s Own Words

Heritage Seeks Illustration Art for April Sale

Maps

Gerrit de Veer, VVaerachtighe Beschryvinghe Uan drie seylagien (Amstelredam: Cornelis Claesz, 1598). Engraving, 7.8 x 19.5 in (19.6 x 49.5 cm).

Early Maps, Photographs and Artists’ Books Chart 500 years of the Arctic

Early Baseball Sheet Music, Arrowsmith’s Maps, JFK Presentation Copy: Auction Preview

Rare New Amsterdam Map Helps Reveal Life in New York Before New York

Photographs

Street Photographer Vivian Maier's Vintage Prints, Self-Portraits and Earliest Camera Work to Auction

New-York Historical Society Explores Bygone Landmarks of Lost New York

First Major Exhibition of the Harriet Hayden Albums Displays Original Photos of Notable Black Bostonian and National Abolitionists

Visual Art

America’s Most Valuable Postage Stamp to Auction with $5 million Estimate

Rare Sketchbook of 19th Century China to Auction

Rare Altamont Speedway Festival Poster Leads Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Auction

Exhibitions

Robert Persig's Motorcyle, Manual, and Manuscript of 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' on Show

New Exhibition Celebrates Charles Dickens' Pets and Animals in his Books and Homes

New Centenary Exhibition Explores Kafka’s Life, Work and Influence

Auctions

President Bill Clinton's inscription to Madeleine Albright in 'The Top 500 Poems'

Books from Madeleine K. Albright's Personal Collection to Auction

Washington Commission, Fine Press, French Travel Books: Auction Preview

Rare Babe Ruth Rookie Card Sold for $760,000

Americana

Inauguration Bible used by Jackie Kennedy for JFK's funeral

Bible Jackie Kennedy Read From at JFK’s Funeral to Auction

Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Knife, Gothic Library Table, and Inscribed First Editions to Auction

Steve Jobs Signed Apple Business Card Sold for $180,000

Rare Books

Visitors enjoying a previous Fine Book Fair

Capitol Rare Book Fair Debuts at Washington DC's University Club

Bibliophile, Astronomer and Eclipse Chaser Jay M. Pasachoff’s Library to Auction

Consortium offers 'Discovery of America' Catalogue at New York International Antiquarian Book Fair

Book Arts

Underdog - The Other Other Bronte starring (left to right) Rhiannon Clements as Anne, Gemma Whelan as Charlotte, Adele James as Emily

World Premiere of New Bröntes Play Opens at National Theatre

The Creative Process of Italy's Most Prolific Small Publisher, Alberto Casiraghy

A New Book Examines 100 Years of the Historic Queen Mary's Dolls' House Library

Book People

Bookseller Maggie Mazzullo on Roxburghe Club Ephemera, 'The Long Lost Friend', and Airships in Fiction

Sir Roly Keating to Step down as Chief Executive of the British Library

Pelican Bay Books' Mariah Barrett on the Daily Life of a Bookseller

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