Digest
Heirloom Fruit, Vintage Books
Addie and Jude Schuenemeyer look for books that aren’t pristine. They’re orchardists, and they’ve been known to take their nineteenth-century manuals on fruit growing into their orchard and greenhouse in Montezuma County, Colorado.
Fine Books Blog
Sitting with Jane: Celebrating Jane Austen
Twenty-four special “BookBenches” comprise the Sitting With Jane Public Art Trail in and around Basingstoke, Hampshire, to celebrate Austen’s connections with her birthplace, Steventon, during a year of global commemoration of Austen’s life.
In the News
Fourth Annual Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair
The Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair returns to the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint, Sept. 8-10. One of New York City’s most eagerly awaited fall events, the 100-exhibitor fair, produced by the Impact Events Group, is among the largest regional antiquarian book fairs in the country.
Fine Books Blog
Designer Bookbinders Awards
On July 17, Germany’s Andrea Odametey and Britain’s Rachel Ward-Sale won top honors at the third International Bookbinding Competition.
Fine Books Store
Coming EventsAugust 10
PBA Galleries
August 24-27
Baltimore Antiques Show
August 26
Addison & Sarova Auctioneers
August 26-27
Papermania Plus
September 2
LOC Book Festival
Find More Events in the FB&C Calendar
Six Folio Society Books Selected as Finalists for the British Book Design & Production Awards 2017
The Folio Society is delighted to announce that six of their titles have been... read more
AntiquarianAuctions.com Auction #61 Highlights, August 24-31
AntiquarianAuctions.com is an online auction site dedicated to the sale of rare and out-of... read more
Rare Documents, Books, and Relics Are Up for Bid in University Archives’ Online-Only Sale
WESTPORT, Conn. - A fantastic selection of autographed documents, manuscripts, books and relics are... read more
Trove of Polaroids Taken of Madonna in 1983 Offered for Sale
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. - A complete set of 66 original Polaroid photos of... read more
Yeats: The Family Collection at Sotheby's in September
18 August 2017—The collection of one of Ireland’s most important families of the last... read more
Ukrainian Anti-Nazi Propaganda Postcards in the Spotlight at the Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair
“Two bears, two bears, thrashed the peas, Two roosters, two roosters took it to... read more
Spirited Bidding in Americana, Travel & Exploration, History & Cartography at PBA Galleries
PBA Galleries saw strong prices realized in their August 10th sale of Americana -... read more
Graham Nash Collection of Underground Art Tops $6.3-Million Comics Event at Heritage Auctions
DALLAS, Texas (Aug. 15, 2017) - Singer/songwriter Graham Nash’s collection of Underground Comix art... read more
- From the FB&C blog - Bowdoin's Book Week t.co/PHxSPMOWtg #travelouge #batescollege #bowdoincollege #maine
- Bowdoin's Book Week t.co/ek0IqsvSUb
- The newly unearthed Jesse James photo goes to auction this weekend t.co/UqWHfnjrTi t.co/gEoHdMGqWu
- Astronomer makes stunning posters to inspire people to watch the #Eclipse t.co/U11p0Qe529
- RT @NYAMHistory: With all eyes turned skywards, today's blog post looks at many of our great astronomy books t.co/rzJB1yKmir #Solar…
- Illustration art is a hot market @SwannGalleries t.co/h5Ssbx8xWn t.co/o01lfLarKA
- From the FB&C blog - Q&A with Harry Potter Anniversary Edition Illustrator Levi Pinfold t.co/s9216sK6af
- Q&A with Harry Potter Anniversary Edition Illustrator Levi Pinfold t.co/0JgoJLuvsk
- “I am Jack the Ripper”: Victorian postcard linked to the Whitechapel killings offered at auction t.co/XYSaqy1G0F
- t.co/wyEN4zjN4r Auction #61 Highlights, August 24-31 t.co/n0YspfNMte
Bowdoin's Book Week
Next week, Bates College graduate Nick Basbanes '65 revisits his old Maine stomping grounds... read more
Q&A with Harry Potter Anniversary Edition Illustrator Levi Pinfold
If you've got your hands on a copy of our just-released fall issue, you'll... read more
French Coming-of-Age Graphic Novel Adapted for Film Makes its New York Debut
In 2011, French comic book artist Bastien Vivès wrote Polina, a graphic novel... read more
"Paradise" & Private Presses
This year marks the 350th anniversary of the publication of John Milton's Paradise Lost.... read more
Golden Books Shine at UCLA
Most children and adults of a certain age in this country have read The... read more
The Arrival of Autumn
While many of us are not quite ready for summer to end, here's the... read more
Trump's Summer Reading
"I cannot live without books," Thomas Jefferson famously declared, whose library at Monticello (now... read more
6 Fall Exhibits Not to Miss
Looking forward to the fall season, there are several major exhibitions of books and... read more
Miniature Book Society Conclave (& Book Fair) This Weekend
The Miniature Book Society (MBS) Grand Conclave pops up in a different city every... read more
Six Folio Society Books Selected as Finalists for the British Book Design & Production Awards 2017
The Folio Society is delighted to announce that six of their titles have been... read more
AntiquarianAuctions.com Auction #61 Highlights, August 24-31
AntiquarianAuctions.com is an online auction site dedicated to the sale of rare and out-of... read more
Rare Documents, Books, and Relics Are Up for Bid in University Archives’ Online-Only Sale
WESTPORT, Conn. - A fantastic selection of autographed documents, manuscripts, books and relics are... read more
Trove of Polaroids Taken of Madonna in 1983 Offered for Sale
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. - A complete set of 66 original Polaroid photos of... read more
Yeats: The Family Collection at Sotheby's in September
18 August 2017—The collection of one of Ireland’s most important families of the last... read more
Ukrainian Anti-Nazi Propaganda Postcards in the Spotlight at the Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair
“Two bears, two bears, thrashed the peas, Two roosters, two roosters took it to... read more
Spirited Bidding in Americana, Travel & Exploration, History & Cartography at PBA Galleries
PBA Galleries saw strong prices realized in their August 10th sale of Americana -... read more
Graham Nash Collection of Underground Art Tops $6.3-Million Comics Event at Heritage Auctions
DALLAS, Texas (Aug. 15, 2017) - Singer/songwriter Graham Nash’s collection of Underground Comix art... read more