Fine Books News: Recent

On Wednesday, March 22, ALDE sells 275 lots of Reliures de Paule Ameline & Beaux illustrés…
The Dictionary of the Book: A Glossary for Book Collectors, Booksellers, Librarians, and Others by…
News March 9, 2023
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’…
Auctions March 9, 2023
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. 
News March 9, 2023
The U.S. Postal Service is celebrating the life and legacy of Toni Morrison with the issue of a new stamp.
Educational Programs March 9, 2023
Happening for the first time in person since 2019 The History of the Book in Antebellum America returns to Rare Book School.
Auctions March 8, 2023
A market-fresh copy of the first world atlas compiled by an Englishman comes for sale at Chiswick Auctions on March 16. John Speed’s A Prospect of the most famous Parts of the World bound together with The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine comes for sale by family descent with expectations…
For International Women's Day, highlights from Peter Harrington's latest catalogue Louder Than Words: Women Who Changed the World chosen by its lead cataloguers Theodora Robinson and Emma Walshe: * Book of Hours. Les presentes heures a lusaige de Paris toutes au long sans tiens requerir by Yolande…
Auctions March 7, 2023
Heritage Auctions presents its first major Disney event of 2023, The Art of Disneyland: From Stagecoaches to Monorails... and More! on March 25 and 26 with 850 lots and a huge range of items from Disney's theme parks, plus work by veteran artists Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily, two legendary Disney…
Launched last year to mark The Folio Society’s 75th anniversary, the competition showcases illustration talent from around the world as it nurtures new talent and champions artists working across a diverse range of media.
Her Majesty The Queen Consort joined presenter Fiona Bruce for the latest episode of the BBC television series Antiques Roadshow, bringing in two items and discussing her interest in collecting books. Filmed in Cornwall at The Eden Project last summer, Camilla presented a rare snuffbox from the…
Here are the auctions I'll be watching this week: