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Summer Issue Now Available
Our travel issue: Join a walking tour of London’s “Lost Libraries,” preview Chicago’s brand new American Writers Museum, and peek inside Winterthur’s mysterious Memorial Library in Delaware. Plus: Nick Basbanes salutes the Library of America; Ian McKay’s auction reports; and our annual Biblio360 guide.
Fine Maps
Panorama of War
Carrying little more than a pocket notebook and pencil, John Bachelder spent three months slogging across the war-ravaged Gettysburg battlefield. Arriving less than a week after the battle, Bachelder was determined to sketch “every acre of ground—the fences, houses, trees, the undulations—all the ruination so accurately …
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Sangorski & Sutcliffe Jewelled Binding Goes to Auction
At the turn of the twentieth century, Francis Sangorski and George Sutcliffe wowed their fellow craftsmen with elaborate and innovative leather binding designs.
In the News
Important Maps of the Americas & More
On June 7, Swann Galleries will hold an auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books, with highlights from the colonization of the Americas, as well as botanical prints and original watercolors. The sale promises a trove of rare early maps of the United States, including a 1750 map of Pennsylvania by Lewis Evans.
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Coming EventsJune 1-3
London Book Fair
June 7
Swann
June 8-19
Cowan’s
June 14
Bonhams
June 15
Chrisites
June 17
Chicago Book Fair
June 29
PBA Galleries
June 30–July 1
Twin Cities Book Fair
Find More Events in the FB&C Calendar
Rare Harry Potter First Edition at Bloomsbury Auctions in July
Bloomsbury Auctions will host an auction of Rare Books and Works on Paper including... read more
The KoKo Collection: Mystery & Detective Literature Will Appear at Auction Sept. 14
DALLAS, Texas (June 21, 2017) - Dashiell Hammett’s Red Harvest (est. $30,000) is expected... read more
Three Books & Manuscripts Auctions at Christie’s NY on June 15 Total $9.7 Million
New York-Christie’s New York Books and Manuscripts sales realize $9,690,563, across three auctions that... read more
Caricatures Including the Collections of the Late John Wardroper and the Late Charles Knevitt at Bloomsbury
Two fascinating collections of caricatures make up Bloomsbury Auctions’ sale on 13th July 2017;... read more
Rare Maps & Views, Western Art, Audubon at Worth Auctions
Worth Auctions, located in Dryden, NY, announces the launch of their next auction... read more
"This Day in Collecting History" Published
Atglen, PA— Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., would like to introduce This Day In Collecting History,... read more
Easton, West, Exploration at National Book Auctions
ITHACA, NY—National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, announces the launch of their... read more
Richard Matheson's "Twilight Zone" Annotated Short Story & Script Collection Going to Auction
LOS ANGELES- June 19, 2017- Profiles in History is proud to announce, legendary author... read more
- From the FB&C blog - Unknown Image of Henry Thoreau's Sister Bequeathed to Concord Museum t.co/FJrDjt2p49
- Unknown Image of Henry Thoreau's Sister Bequeathed to Concord Museum t.co/ljDlT1IXza
- 10 Famous Book Hoarders t.co/XB4WdAGMcR via @lithub
- The deadline for @honeyandwaxbks' book collecting prize for young women is coming up soon! t.co/u1rFRHGE8v
- First printing of Declaration of Independence on view at Beinecke June 29-July 6 t.co/RljTkPu5OW via @Yale
- Rare Harry Potter First Edition at Bloomsbury Auctions in July t.co/4BVhgKH6jm
- The KoKo Collection: Mystery & Detective Literature Will Appear at Auction Sept. 14 t.co/vDOK1wkWZk
- From the FB&C blog - Major Jane Austen Exhibition Opens This Weekend t.co/W88ZZNDqUC #bodleianlibraries
- Major Jane Austen Exhibition Opens This Weekend t.co/06cWFVjLk2
- A Librarian's Guide to Chicago t.co/uDW7xupPbC via @ChicagoRevBooks
Unknown Image of Henry Thoreau's Sister Bequeathed to Concord Museum
Earlier this week, the Concord Museum in Massachusetts received a daguerreotype of Sophia Thoreau... read more
Major Jane Austen Exhibition Opens
On Friday the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford will ask the question: Which Jane Austen?... read more
Postcard from the Chicago Book Fair
Guest Post by Martha BayneThe second-floor ballroom at Chicago's Journeymen Plumbers Union Hall is... read more
Streaming Books, Literally
screenshot: PixGrove Ever feel like your home is overwhelmed with books? (No? Really?)... read more
The House at Lobster Cove
The House at Lobster Cove, by Jane Goodrich; Benna Books, $24.95, 388 pages.... read more
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Unveils New Interactive Tour
What better day than June 14--the birthday of author Harriet Beecher Stowe--to share this... read more
Recap of International Symposium on Beatrix Potter
The Beatrix Potter Society hosted a three-day symposium this past weekend at Connecticut... read more
Illustrated Manuscript Ship's Log Sails to Success
At auction last week in New York was a bound volume containing two early... read more
Hamlet: Globe to Globe
In 2012, Globe Theatre's artistic director Dominic Dromgoole and his team came up... read more
Rare Harry Potter First Edition at Bloomsbury Auctions in July
Bloomsbury Auctions will host an auction of Rare Books and Works on Paper including... read more
The KoKo Collection: Mystery & Detective Literature Will Appear at Auction Sept. 14
DALLAS, Texas (June 21, 2017) - Dashiell Hammett’s Red Harvest (est. $30,000) is expected... read more
Three Books & Manuscripts Auctions at Christie’s NY on June 15 Total $9.7 Million
New York-Christie’s New York Books and Manuscripts sales realize $9,690,563, across three auctions that... read more
Caricatures Including the Collections of the Late John Wardroper and the Late Charles Knevitt at Bloomsbury
Two fascinating collections of caricatures make up Bloomsbury Auctions’ sale on 13th July 2017;... read more
Rare Maps & Views, Western Art, Audubon at Worth Auctions
Worth Auctions, located in Dryden, NY, announces the launch of their next auction... read more
"This Day in Collecting History" Published
Atglen, PA— Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., would like to introduce This Day In Collecting History,... read more
Easton, West, Exploration at National Book Auctions
ITHACA, NY—National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, announces the launch of their... read more
Richard Matheson's "Twilight Zone" Annotated Short Story & Script Collection Going to Auction
LOS ANGELES- June 19, 2017- Profiles in History is proud to announce, legendary author... read more