Swann Galleries' March 30 Printed & Manuscript African Americana sale will feature a manuscript broadside of the 13th Amendment ending slavery, signed by the Vice President and 111 congressmen (estimate $80,000 to $120,000). It is one of a handful of commemorative copies circulated in the halls…

Hay Festival has unveiled the full programme for its 36th spring edition in Hay-on-Wye, with more than 500 in-person events over 11 days, from May 25 - 4 June 4, 2023. One of the world’s leading festivals of ideas, it brings readers and writers together in sustainable events on the edge of the…

Here are the sales I'll be watching this week. At Ader on Monday and Thursday, March 13–14, Lettres et Manuscrits Autographes. The first day's 244 lots include two pen-and-ink drawings by Marcel Proust with his notes (€5,000–6,000); another pen-and-ink drawing by Proust, a pastiche portrait of the…

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art will open present its newest exhibition, Eric Carle Loves Japan, an exploration of Eric Carle’s long association with the country of Japan.

The Institute of English Studies (IES) runs a series of lectures and seminars on book collecting, bibliophilia and the book trade, with speakers including collectors, dealers and auctioneers. The programme is run in association with the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association Educational Trust.

I began blogging for Fine Books in late 2009. I remember agonizing over that first post, not yet acclimated to the kinds of content I should consider worthwhile for the Fine Books blog.

Heritage's latest Comics & Comic Art auction will see one of the most significant groups of key Golden Age books available in a single auction go under the hammer. Highlights at the March 30-April 2 sale include Detective Comics No. 27, Superman No. 1, Marvel Comics No. 1 and a Batman No…

A Benjamin Franklin signed document ordering a loan to support Pennsylvania's new currency sold for $39,928 at Boston-based RR Auction's latest Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Royalty auction.

The National Library of Scotland will host its first ever dual-language exhibition this year in celebration of the work of John Francis Campbell – a 19th-century figure who took it upon himself to save Gaelic folktales at risk of dying out. Or in Gaelic: Bidh Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba a’…

Two collectible Silver Age comic books will make an auction appearance at Hake’s when it launches its 2023 auction season with a March 21-22 offering of more than 1,900 lots from 200+ collector categories.