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A new permanent exhibition charting more than 200 years of Jane Austen publishing history has…
The New York Historical has announced the launch of The Story of America in 7 Books, part…
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For nearly seven decades, Jack Kuster pursued his dream of amassing an extraordinary collection of autographs, spanning the golden era of Hollywood through to the modern age.
The British Library has announced that it has acquired the archive of politician and academic Shirley Williams (1930-2021), commonly regarded as one of the most influential figures in British social democracy in the latter half of the 20th century.
Sworders’ upcoming Books and Maps sale will include the collection of London book dealer Paul Bentley (1931-2022). The 200 lots – including a copy of the most famous British atlas of the 17th century - come for sale from his niece.
Lots from Literature and Jazz Part I and Part II at the Charlie Watts: Gentleman, Collector, Rolling Stone auction at Christie's are now available to browse on Christies.com. are now available for browsing. The flagship live auction (Part I) will take place in…
The Empire State Rare Book and Print Fair, featuring more than 50 exhibitors from across the country, will take over St. Bartholomew’s Church (St. Bart’s) at 325 Park Avenue in New York City, beginning October 5 through October 7.
Special Collections at the University of Leeds Libraries has announced the acquisition of the earliest-known book about cheesemaking in Britain, A pamflyt compiled of Cheese, contayninge the differences, nature, qualities, and goodnes, of the same, which can be viewed in full via the institution’s…
The National Gallery of Art has acquired the Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, one of the most important holdings of American vernacular photographs. Formed over 50 years, it includes 248 photographs of and by African Americans made from the 1840s through the early 20th century.
Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Evan Miller, proprietor of Dividing Line Books in New York City:How did you get started in rare books?
Established in 2005 by Fine Books & Collections magazine to recognize outstanding book collecting efforts by college and university students, the National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest is now jointly administered by the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), the…
Bring No Clothes: Bloomsbury and Fashion, which opens today, is the first major exhibition to explore the fashion of the Bloomsbury group, and how the 20th century cultural collective still impacts global style more than 100 years later.
