Botanical watercolor showing flowers, roots, and a large leaf
Botanical Watercolors, a Pilgrim Press Volume, and a Nobel Prize Medal: Auction Preview
Here are the sales I'll be watching this week: At ALDE on Tuesday, November 29, Reliures…

The Fine Books Blog

November 25, 2022
Five Rare Books for Collectors: Law
Highlights from Lawbook Exchange’s latest catalogue of recently acquired rare books and manuscripts…
November 23, 2022
Bright Young Librarians: Sarah Finn
Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Sarah Finn of Milwaukee Public Library:…
November 22, 2022
The Trade in Rare Books and Manuscripts between Britain and America
The Cambridge Elements: Publishing and Book Culture series published by Cambridge University Press…
November 21, 2022
Audubon's Quadrupeds, Scott Farewell Letter, and Maria Sibylla Merian: Auction Preview
Here are the auctions I'll be watching this week:
November 18, 2022
Five Rare Books for Collectors: Chess
A new catalogue of rare books on chess from Bernard Quaritch features one of their own previous…
November 17, 2022
Joan Didion Auction: Sunglasses, Shells, and 'Desk Articles'
Yesterday in the artsy community of Hudson, New York, an historic, eight-hour auction took place.…
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From the Pages of Fine Books & Collections
Winter 2023
Winter 2023
Honeyman Sale: How Booksellers' Catalogues Help Detect Fakes
The sale of a major collection can become an almost mythic event in the book...
Bibliofiction: The Boom in Bookstore Novels
It’s no secret that bibliophiles who enjoy reading fiction are often drawn to...
Picture Book Art: The Little Prince, Maurice Sendak, and Hilary Knight
The value of children’s books is the indelible mark they can leave on our...
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...
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Nova Iconologia by Cesare Ripa printed in 1618
Illustrated Editions Focus for Italian Single Seller Sale
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - The Catawiki books department is very pleased to highlight this Single…

In The News

November 29, 2022
American Gold Rush Miner Diary Tops Americana Auction
Chicago - Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce the results of this this nearly 700…
November 28, 2022
Ticknor Society 2022 Book Collecting Prizewinner Announced
The Ticknor Society is delighted to announce that the winner of the 2022 Ticknor Society Book and…
November 28, 2022
Distinctive First Edition Paperback Harry Potter Goes For $11,000
Tennants Auctioneers’ Books, Maps and Manuscripts Sale on November 23 included a collection of…
November 28, 2022
Godfather of Biodiversity Thomas Lovejoy's Library To Auction
Falls Church, Virginia – On Tuesday, November 29, Northern Virginia’s Quinn’s Auction Galleries…
November 25, 2022
Signed Scripts, First Editions, and Letters in Gone With The Wind Sale
Los Angeles – From the 1936 novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell to the Hollywood film…
November 25, 2022
British Empire Exhibition Features The Slave Bible
The Bodleian Libraries has partnered with the Museum of Colour (MoC), and Fusion Arts to curate…
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