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Summer Issue Now Available
Summer has arrived! Celebrate and honor Tom Wolfe with a read through his last major interview. Then delve into the radical history of the Little Blue Books, or hit the waves with John Steinbeck. Plus: Joel Silver’s tribute to bookseller and author Ian Jackson, Biblio 360, auction reports, and so much more.
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Little Women at 150
It’s been 150 years since Louisa May Alcott introduced readers to sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March in Little Women. Originally published in 1868 and 1869 in two volumes, the classic has remained consistently in print, been translated into fifty languages, and inspired dozens of miniseries and documentaries.
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“Medieval/Modern” Manuscripts Exhibit Complements Art Basel
Complementing Art Basel 2018, Dr. Jörn Günther Rare Books will open its doors for a public exhibition. An exceptional selection of manuscripts, miniatures, and early printed books will be on display in the heart of Basel from June 11-15.
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Photo by Lillian Baynes Griffin Surfaces
This past spring, on the heels of FB&C’s profile of forgotten NYC photographer Lillian Baynes Griffin, an unrecorded photo of artist Winslow Homer taken by Griffin was discovered at the Boston Athenaeum by Frank Goodyear, the co-director of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.
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Sylvia Plath's Pulitzer Prize in Poetry to be Auctioned
Los Angeles - The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry awarded to Sylvia Plath posthumously in... read more
Frank Frazetta Original Cover Art & CGC-graded Comic Books Headline Hake's July 10-12 Pop Culture Auction
York, PA - So far this year in the world of pop culture, only... read more
Heartfelt Reagan Letter Among 100+ Significant Letters from the Victor Niederhoffer Collection up for Auction
Boston - Victor Niederhoffer is more than a well-known hedge fund manager, champion squash... read more
The Plantin Polyglot Bible: On View at the Plantin Museum in Antwerp, June 21-22, Prior to Sale
London - Christie’s is pleased to offer discerning collectors the opportunity to view and... read more
Results of Potter & Potter's Auction Featuring the David Baldwin Magic Collection
Chicago, IL — Potter & Potter's recent magic sale offered collectors a phenomenal selection... read more
"Woodland Views" Through July 27 at Hans P. Kraus Jr. Fine Photographs
New York - Woodland Views, an exhibition of work by photography’s early masters, is... read more
Exhibition Inspired by Sigmund Freud to Open at Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Freud on the Couch: Psyche in the Book, a new exhibition featuring book works... read more
Getty Research Institute Presents "Artists and Their Books/Books and Their Artists"
Los Angeles - For most of us, books are a central part of daily... read more
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- The Plantin Polyglot Bible from 1569-72 -- the only one left in private hands -- heads to auction @ChristiesBKS… t.co/J7wDuU9TFO
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- Frank Frazetta Original Cover Art & CGC-graded Comic Books Headline Hake’s July 10-12… t.co/g9r3qtnq4p
- Sylvia Plath's Pulitzer Prize in Poetry to be Auctioned t.co/XQl4NMb2Jp
- Heartfelt Reagan Letter Among 100+ Significant Letters from the Victor Niederhoffer… t.co/96RBEdtw5g
- Suffragetto, anyone? "Sappho to Suffrage: Women Who Dared" on exhibit @bodleianlibs t.co/9zEe4MkOGA… t.co/JTJdtbyVPs
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July 4, 1776 Document Heads to Auction
Just in time for Independence Day, Yonkers, New York-based auction house Cohasco is... read more
Sappho to Suffrage: Women Who Dared
While a crowd formed a line waiting for entrance into the Bodleian Library's... read more
Bright Young Librarians: Allie Newman
Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Allie Newman of Smithsonian Libraries in... read more
Letterpress Film "Pressing On" is Out
Initially released to theaters last year, Pressing On: The Letterpress Film becomes available on... read more
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
A very busy auction week coming up. First, a quick survey of the five... read more
Q&A with Contemporary Artist Yuko Shimizu
When the Folio Society needed a contemporary artist for its recently published volume of... read more
The "Portland Audubon" Sells for $9.65 Million
At auction in New York earlier today, the Portland Audubon -- the double-elephant folio... read more
Bright Young Librarians: Brenna Bychowski
Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Brenna Bychowski, a catalog / metadata... read more
Beach Reads for Bibliophiles 2018
Summer is just about here, and for many people that means at least a... read more
Sylvia Plath's Pulitzer Prize in Poetry to be Auctioned
Los Angeles - The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry awarded to Sylvia Plath posthumously in... read more
Frank Frazetta Original Cover Art & CGC-graded Comic Books Headline Hake's July 10-12 Pop Culture Auction
York, PA - So far this year in the world of pop culture, only... read more
Heartfelt Reagan Letter Among 100+ Significant Letters from the Victor Niederhoffer Collection up for Auction
Boston - Victor Niederhoffer is more than a well-known hedge fund manager, champion squash... read more
The Plantin Polyglot Bible: On View at the Plantin Museum in Antwerp, June 21-22, Prior to Sale
London - Christie’s is pleased to offer discerning collectors the opportunity to view and... read more
Results of Potter & Potter's Auction Featuring the David Baldwin Magic Collection
Chicago, IL — Potter & Potter's recent magic sale offered collectors a phenomenal selection... read more
"Woodland Views" Through July 27 at Hans P. Kraus Jr. Fine Photographs
New York - Woodland Views, an exhibition of work by photography’s early masters, is... read more
Exhibition Inspired by Sigmund Freud to Open at Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Freud on the Couch: Psyche in the Book, a new exhibition featuring book works... read more
Getty Research Institute Presents "Artists and Their Books/Books and Their Artists"
Los Angeles - For most of us, books are a central part of daily... read more