Fine Books News: Recent

Our regular look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors…
Porto's first Antiquarian Book Fair (1º Salão do Livro Antigo no Porto) will take place May 1-3 in…
Auctions
The Raab Collection has acquired - and is offering for sale for the first time publicly - Albert Einstein’s letter on the biblical version of creation, comparing science and religion. The letter was written to a group of students whose teacher had contacted the scientist on their behalf. 
Auctions
Freeman’s July 25 Books and Manuscripts auction is led by more than a hundred Americana lots, almost 60 of which are either examples from the signers of the Declaration of Independence or related to that document. The leading lot is America in Arms, an extremely rare anti-British pamphlet published…
A petition to reinstate Kate Greenaway's name in the literary award which bore her name for decades is gathering pace. 
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More than 10,000 books and other items from the library of the late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey in Essex will go under the hammer at Dominic Winter Auctioneers in September 2023 and January 2024 sales.The collection includes items of national and international significance which were…
Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues with Giovanni Scorcioni, co-owner of Facsimile Finder in San Marino.How did you get started in rare books?
Auctions
Ludwig Bemelmans' working prototype for Madeline and a series of his letters and drawings come up at Sotheby's Fine Books and Manuscripts auctions this week.
Auctions
Sir Roger Moore (1927-2017) was a popular incarnation of James Bond on the big screen, playing the spy created by Ian Fleming in seven films including Live and Let Die (1973), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), and A View to a Kill (1985). 
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In recognition of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, The New York Public Library (NYPL) and Queens Public Library (QPL) have each released a limited edition library card that celebrates the genre and New York City’s central role in its rise as a global cultural movement that endures to this day. The…
Auctions
The second tranche of a remarkable postal history collection, assembled by a former British journalist and presumed diplomat who gained access to some of the world’s most secretive countries during the Cold War era, comes up for sale at Chiswick Auctions this week.
The National Poetry Library celebrates its 70th birthday on July 23. The celebration will include extended live readings from headlining poets from Poetry International festival 2023 - CAConrad, Jorie Graham, John Kinsella, Lidija Dimkovska, Belinda Zhawi, Yang Lian and Olive Senior. In addition,…