Letterlocked documents
Video Fridays: DIY Letterlocking
Using various folds, cuts, stitches, and seals, sixteenth-century royals and spies, among others,…

The Fine Books Blog

January 20, 2022
Bright Young Collectors: Elizabeth Kidder
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Elizabeth Kidder of Knoxville, Tennessee,…
January 19, 2022
Reading Ransome in the Lake District
An ongoing series of marathon read-throughs by the public of Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons…
January 18, 2022
Bibliography Week 2022: Guide to Events, Virtual & In-person
From January 25–29, several organizations in New York City will celebrate Bibliography Week. With…
January 17, 2022
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
Here are the sales I'll be keeping an eye on this week:
January 13, 2022
A 17th-Century Monogrammed Binding Reveals Its Secrets
In 2019, V. M. Braganza was browsing the Sokol Books booth at London’s Firsts Antiquarian Book Fair…
January 12, 2022
Wordsworth Slept Here – And You Can, Too!
Enthusiasts of the works of Romantic poet William Wordsworth (1770–1850) will soon have the…
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From the Pages of Fine Books & Collections
Winter 2022
Winter 2022
Metal Detecting for Literary Artifacts
When famed naturalist John Burroughs died in 1921, he left behind hundreds of...
The Zine Scene
Collectors familiar with The Ohio State University’s Rare Books & Manuscripts...
Magic in the Margins
Before becoming an award-winning picture book illustrator, Jan Brett could tell...
Autumn 2021
9 Anytime Gifts for Bibliophiles
If, like us, you have missed the annual Fine Books gift guide, pine no longer....
Rail & Road
Maps set “the stage on which the drama [of politics and business] is...
Artists Book House Finds a Home
Audrey Niffenegger was fifteen when she first entered the Harley Clarke...
Summer 2021
The Catawiki Books Department Expands Its Reach
In a turbulent year for many auction houses, Catawiki, an international online...
Arion Press Enters New Era
When Andrew Hoyem, founder of San Francisco’s Arion Press, retired in 2018,...
Sketches that Inspired Scott
As befits a writer who rediscovered the Scottish crown jewels, has a major...
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Paul Gallico
Private Collection of Author Paul Gallico Heads to Auction
London — Chiswick Auctions is thrilled to offer the library and private estate of one of the…

In The News

January 19, 2022
TEFAF Announces June Dates for Maastricht 2022 Fair
Amsterdam — The European Fine Art Foundation confirms today that the 35th edition of TEFAF…
January 17, 2022
Heritage Auctions to Offer Major Lincoln Collection in February
Dallas — Beginning Feb. 12, the 212th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's birth, Heritage…
January 14, 2022
Referencing Edison and Bell, Tesla Letter Shatters Auction Estimate
Boston — A Nikola Tesla letter discussing his place among America's greatest inventors sold for $…
January 13, 2022
Christie's to Offer the Private Collection of Antiquarian Bookseller William S. Reese
New York – Christie’s is honored to present The Private Collection of William S. “Bill” Reese. The…
January 13, 2022
Artists of the WPA Opens the Winter 2022 Season at Swann
New York—Continuing a tradition of offering specialized auctions, Swann Galleries will offer its…
January 11, 2022
The Morgan Presents an Exhibition Celebrating the Life & Work of Gwendolyn Brooks
New York – The Morgan Library & Museum presents Gwendolyn Brooks: A Poet’s Work in Community,…
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