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A new exhibition at The Grolier Club explores the evolution of technology and its impact on labor…
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The current exhibition at The New York Historical focuses on the development of the ideas of the…
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A new Kickstarter project has been launched to pay tribute to Mark Dimunation who retired as Chief of Rare Books at the Library of Congress at the end of March. It has been created by Ian Kahn, co-founder of Lux Mentis, Booksellers, in collaboration with book artist Timothy Ely.
“A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world” wrote John Le Carré in his novel The Honourable Schoolboy. Le Carré (real name David Cornwell) is considered to be one the most important writers of the post-war era, with an impressive list of publications in the spy genre. Since the…
The sixth-century Gospels of Augustine of Canterbury are the oldest surviving illustrated Latin Gospels in the world and the oldest non-archaeological artefact of any kind to have survived in England, continuously owned and in use for 1,400 years. The Gospels were shown to HM the King (then Prince…
The ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (NYIABF) successfully returned to the Park Avenue Armory for its 63rd edition in New York City.
Over 1,500 visitors flowed into the Park Avenue Armory throughout the evening to enjoy offerings from …
Highlights from the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair including:
* Collection documenting Kerouac’s correspondence with a scholar trying to position his work in the American canon
The Folger Shakespeare Library is reopening its historic home on Capitol Hill to the public on November 17, 2023, after a major three-year building renovation that will allow the Folger to share more of its collection and resources than ever before and put its collection of Shakespeare First Folios…
Cricket. A Collection of All the Grand Matches of Cricket played in England within Twenty Years, viz. from 1771 to 1791 by William Epps will be offered by Peter Harrington for £225,000 at Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair next month.
Hindman’s May 11 Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts including Americana auction pays tribute to trailblazers, with works related to explorers like Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the crew of the H.M.S. Investigator, along with important editions by Jane Austen and Ian Fleming.
Incline Press proprietor, printer and binder Graham Moss, has published over 120 limited edition books in traditional private press fashion over the last 30 years, carefully choosing the metal type, paper and binding for each of them, creating a beautiful collection of sought-after work.
Handwritten lyrics by Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury will be among thousands of personal items going on display and under the hammer at Sotheby's.
Among the 1,500 items including stage costumes, artwork, musical instruments, and furniture - and with a total estimate of £6m ($7.5m) - will be…
