This Holiday, Head Down the Rabbit Hole with Alice
Got a kid bibliophile on your holiday list? Or perhaps a Lewis Carroll fan of any age? Fret not,…
Still Life with Illuminated Manuscript
Hat tip to Aaron T. Pratt, Pforzheimer Curator of early books & manuscripts at the Ransom…
Bright Young Collectors: Emily Forster
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Emily Forster, winner of the 2019 Honey…
Jacob Marley Returns
Our holiday edition roundup of books about books focused exclusively on splashy, illustrated non-…
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
A few of the sales I'll be watching this week: On Wednesday, December 4, Fine Books, Manuscripts,…
Quentin Blake’s Anthology of Readers Opens in London
An exhibition presenting new works by popular illustrator Quentin Blake opens later this week at…
The “Draughtsman-Writer” Goes on Exhibit
Yesterday, the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened a new exhibition called Making Marvels: Science…
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
After some very busy weeks in the auction rooms, a bit of a respite for the end of the month. On…
Calling All Young Book Collectors (Who Live in California)
California bibliophiles 35 and under: the Southern & Northern California Chapters of the…
Cartography Purist’s Delights Among Maps & Atlases at Swann
New York—Swann Galleries closes out its 2019 fall season with an exceptional sale of Maps &…
Playwright Arthur Miller’s Archive Opens to Researchers
Austin, TX — The complete archive of Arthur Miller, one of America’s most acclaimed playwrights, is…
Florence Nightingale’s Report on Crimean Medical Fiasco at Bonhams
London — Florence Nightingale was so appalled by medical neglect during the Crimean War (1853-1856…
Christie’s Presents Benefit Auction Quentin Blake: Not in Books
London – After the resounding success of 2018’s Quentin Blake: A Retrospective, Christie’s is…
Bibliothèque de Martine de Béhague et des Comtes de Ganay Sale Achieved $1.8 Million
Paris — The "Bibliothèque de Martine de Béhague et des comtes de Ganay" hosted by Christie’s on 26…
Russian Constructivist Poster Among Top Lots in Heritage Auctions’ Posters Auction
Dallas, TX – An extraordinarily rare jumbo lobby card for Dracula (Universal) sold for nearly five…
Quinn’s to Host Dec. 12 Auction of Renowned Getz-McDonagh Dance Library
Falls Church, VA – On Thursday, Dec. 12, Quinn’s Auction Galleries will host a single-consignor…
Charlton Heston’s Rare “Macbeth” at Bonhams in New York
New York — Away from the silver screen, Hollywood legend Charlton Heston – best remembered as the…
Original Artwork of Beloved Children’s Classic at Bonhams
London — The complete artwork for the much-loved children’s picture book, Tim to the Rescue, by…
Ulysses

Important Works from the Collection of Don Lorenzo Zambrano

Highlights include a limited edition of the 1,500 copies of the play “Ulysses” by James Joyce, edited in 1935 by The Limited Editions Club, illustrated by Henri Matisse, one the most renowned painters of the 20th century.

Church of the Purification, 1841

A Pilgrimage to Palestine

Michael Ryan
In "Mark Twain and the Holy Land," the New-York Historical Society celebrates the author’s first novel—and the fabled journey it recounts
Charlotte Bronte little book mss.

Charlotte Brontë’s ‘Little Book’ Will Return Home to Haworth

Haworth, West Yorkshire, England — The Brontë Society in Haworth has been successful in its bid to bring back home to where it was written one of Charlotte Brontë’s rare ‘little books’.
Grinch storyboard

Four Grinch Storyboards Sold at Auction

Rebecca Rego Barry

On an appropriately snowy day in New York City, Doyle sold a group of four Chuck Jones storyboards from the 1966 classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!