Poe Letter 1846
For Sale: Poe Letter Referencing a Literary Feud
On July 17, 1846, Edgar Allan Poe wrote to John Bisco, the publisher of the Broadway Journal, a…

The Fine Books Blog

September 26, 2022
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
Quite a week coming up in the salerooms, including auctions of the library of William St. Clair and…
September 22, 2022
Boston Public Library Completes $15.7-Million Renovation of Special Collections
Earlier this month, the Boston Public Library (BPL) announced the reopening of the central library’…
September 21, 2022
Austen Letters Inspire Two New Exhibitions
Two letters written by Jane Austen in which she discusses ending a flirtation with the possible…
September 20, 2022
Books About Books: 5 Picks for Fall 2022
In our current issue, the Editor’s Shelf features “Five Picks for Autumnal Reading.” All fall under…
September 19, 2022
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
Here's a roundup of rare book, manuscript & map auctions we'll be watching this week.
September 15, 2022
Association Copies in the Spotlight at Firsts London
A first edition copy of Pilote de Guerre by Antoine de Saint-Exupery inscribed to the muse for his…
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From the Pages of Fine Books & Collections
Autumn 2022
Autumn 2022
Cecilia Levy’s Paper Art
"I love books,” said the artist Cecilia Levy. “Some people think I don’t...
John Carter’s Book-Chat
Seventy-five years ago, in the winter of 1947 at the University of Cambridge,...
Darwin Notebooks and Letters Reunited in Anniversary Year
2022 has been a landmark year for Charles Darwin, the English scientist best...
Summer 2022
Emily Dickinson, Drama Queen
The typical fate of a television set and its contents post-production is not...
The Art of Bookish Baking
There are many ways of reinterpreting our cultural heritage, but Shakespeare...
The Women Behind James Joyce
I am sitting in the beautiful, air-conditioned space of the gallery at the...
Spring 2022
Cartographer Olaus Magnus' Map of Sea Monsters
Disappointed with the maps of Scandinavia that were circulating throughout...
NYC Alamo Drafthouse's New "Press Room"
From its inception in Austin, Texas, in 1997, Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas has...
Hiding in Plain Sight: Newton’s Opticks
Like many book collectors, David L. DiLaura, professor emeritus of civil and...
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Jerome Mentorship Art
Three Book Artists Selected for Jerome Mentorship Program
Minneapolis, MN — Minnesota Center for Book Arts is pleased to announce our newly-selected MCBA/…

In The News

September 23, 2022
$277,200 Sale of Rare Colonial First Edition at Freeman's
Philadelphia — Freeman’s September 21 Books and Manuscripts auction inaugurated Freeman’s fall…
September 22, 2022
World-Class Selection of Books at Potter & Potter’s October Auction
Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce this nearly 600-lot sale to be held…
September 21, 2022
2022 Alice Award for Illustrated Books Winner Announced
Hudson, NY — Furthermore grants in publishing, a program of the J. M.
September 20, 2022
Original Artwork for James Bond's Thunderball Poster at Heritage Auctions
Dallas — You know Robert McGinnis' work — famous faces, drop-dead bodies, glitz and glam and grime…
September 19, 2022
The Getty Acquires Eugène Atget Photographs
Los Angeles – The J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired a collection of 209 photographs by French…
September 16, 2022
Melville Collection of William S. Reese Realizes $2.8 Million
New York – Christie’s continued its sales of the fabled private library of the most prominent…
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