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A River Runs Through It
How Benjamin Franklin and his cousin, the Nantucket sea captain Timothy Folger, mapped the mighty Gulf Stream
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The New ABC for Book Collectors
If there’s any one book about books that I always keep within reach, it’s John Carter’s ABC for Book Collectors. For about twenty years, my go-to reference has been the seventh edition (1995), edited and revised by Nicolas Barker.
In the News
Lincoln’s Love Letter Goes to Auction
Nearly 870 lots of historically significant objects relating to the life of President Abraham Lincoln debuts September 17 at Heritage Auctions. Perhaps the most significant Lincoln item in the sale is an 1836 letter written by a 27-year-old Lincoln to his first fiancée, Mary Owens.
Fine Books Blog
Where’s the First Folio Now?
Shakespeare's famous book is touring the country through the end of the year; check out this list of locations and dates.
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Coming EventsSeptember 8
PBA Galleries
September 9-11
Brooklyn Book Fair
September 24
Bonhams
September 23
Skinner
September 29
Swann
Find More Events in the FB&C Calendar
National Collegiate Book-Collecting Contest Winners Announced
The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and the Library’s Rare... read more
Daniel Crouch Rare Books to Open New York Gallery
Daniel Crouch Rare Books, internationally renowned specialist dealer in maps, atlases and rare books,... read more
AbeBooks Introduces Collections: Curated Lists of Collectibles
(Victoria, BC, Canada - September 26, 2016) AbeBooks.com today launched a new method of... read more
Nate D. Sanders Auctions Offers 50 First Editions This Week
LOS ANGELES, September 26, 2016—A set of over 50 rarely available first edition books... read more
16th Annual Library of Congress National Book Festival a Year of Firsts
Another fun-filled, action-packed Library of Congress National Book Festival is underway at the Walter... read more
Nelson-Atkins "Surveillance" Exhibition Explores Sneaky Side of Photography
Kansas City, MO, September 2016--Surveillance cameras in the 21st century are practically everywhere-on street... read more
World's Largest Rare Book Fair Celebrates 50th Anniversary
OAKLAND, CA - The 50th California International Antiquarian Book Fair, recognized as one of... read more
Extremely Rare Abraham Lincoln Photograph at Sotheby’s NY
New York, 19 September 2016--Sotheby's is privileged to present an extremely rare and important... read more
- Rare painting by a Victorian-era artist found on “Antiques Roadshow” t.co/NGd6Tc4GzW via @SmithsonianMag
- From Frankenstein to The Hobbit: The Kuntz Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy coming up @LeslieSHindman… t.co/0qZb9HLpA6
- Lord of the files: Glenn Horowitz (@GHBookseller), one of the top brokers of literary archives in the US t.co/VpKAsuC4Ms
- From the FB&C blog - New #California Law Will Make Signed Books & Art Harder to Sell t.co/yd1p14SJYz
- New California Law Will Make Signed Books & Art Harder to Sell t.co/deFX7phX5E
- National Collegiate Book-Collecting Contest Winners Announced t.co/9Ftxv845Y5
- Daniel Crouch Rare Books to Open New York Gallery t.co/UGV5LgW9Vp
- Channel childhoods gone by with this digital archive of Victorian children's books t.co/9F0Rx9879T via @SmithsonianMag
- Our (FREE) Fall Auction Guide is online t.co/amn7RPr5xp
- Christopher de Hamel's "Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts" t.co/k6DtXHfAR7
New California Law Will Make Signed Books & Art Harder to Sell
Former Fine Books editor Scott Brown, now proprietor of Eureka Books in Eureka, California,... read more
Truman Capote's Ashes Sell for $43,750
In a bizzaro bit of auction news, the ashes of author Truman Capote were... read more
In Memoriam Bookseller Bob Fleck
We at Fine Books were so saddened to learn that Bob Fleck, founder of... read more
Illustration from Searle's "Slightly Foxed" at Auction
In 1989, the Souvenir Press published a limited edition of Slightly Foxed--but still desirable:... read more
The Joy of Reading
"The Joy of Reading" by Will Barnet. Photo: B.B. Richter. Like many well-intentioned... read more
Rare Books on Instagram (Part 1)
If you are not yet using Instagram, a social media app available on smart... read more
Literary Highlights of the New National Museum of African American History & Culture
There is at least one good story coming out of Washington, D.C. this election... read more
New Agatha Christie Stamps Feature Clues
Agatha Christie collectors will need to make room on Thursday for a delightful... read more
Rare Sylvia Plath Proof at Auction
When offered Sylvia Plath's first collection of poems, The Colossus, New Directions founder James... read more
National Collegiate Book-Collecting Contest Winners Announced
The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and the Library’s Rare... read more
Daniel Crouch Rare Books to Open New York Gallery
Daniel Crouch Rare Books, internationally renowned specialist dealer in maps, atlases and rare books,... read more
AbeBooks Introduces Collections: Curated Lists of Collectibles
(Victoria, BC, Canada - September 26, 2016) AbeBooks.com today launched a new method of... read more
Nate D. Sanders Auctions Offers 50 First Editions This Week
LOS ANGELES, September 26, 2016—A set of over 50 rarely available first edition books... read more
16th Annual Library of Congress National Book Festival a Year of Firsts
Another fun-filled, action-packed Library of Congress National Book Festival is underway at the Walter... read more
Nelson-Atkins "Surveillance" Exhibition Explores Sneaky Side of Photography
Kansas City, MO, September 2016--Surveillance cameras in the 21st century are practically everywhere-on street... read more
World's Largest Rare Book Fair Celebrates 50th Anniversary
OAKLAND, CA - The 50th California International Antiquarian Book Fair, recognized as one of... read more
Extremely Rare Abraham Lincoln Photograph at Sotheby’s NY
New York, 19 September 2016--Sotheby's is privileged to present an extremely rare and important... read more