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The ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair has returned to the Park…
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with 2025 David Ruggles Book Collecting Prize…
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Highlights from Jonkers Rare Books' latest catalogue of fine first editions of classic children's books. From the late nineteenth century to the modern day including:
* The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
First gift edition, signed by Donaldson and Scheffler, with a sketch of the…
More than a dozen letters written in the 1930s on behalf of the Duke of Windsor after his abdication will come to auction in Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers’ Sale of Antiques and Collectables on February 8.
John Dillinger's signed plea and detailed description of his criminal plan ha sold for $34,370 at auction, according to Boston-based RR Auction. The historically significant one-page document signed "John Herbert Dillinger," circa 1924 Indiana Reformatory document lists his crimes and sentences.
The Library of Congress will celebrate the Aramont Library with a series of events on January 19 that includes a scholarly symposium, a display of first editions and illustrated books by world-renowned artists from the 19th and 20th centuries and a roundtable discussion about the making…
Each year, Minnesota Center for Book Arts partners with the McKnight Foundation to offer two transformative fellowships to mid-career book artists living and working in Minnesota. Among other benefits, the fellows were each awarded two years of studio access at MCBA, allowing them to…
The latest series of Panizzi Lectures run by the British Library is now available to view via its YouTube channel.
Named after the 19th century former Principal Librarian of the British Museum Anthony Panizzi, the annual lectures are based on original research by eminent book scholars on subjects…
Established in 1921 as the Society of Bookmen, the recently renamed The Book Society is is a club for people in the UK book trade, including publishers, booksellers, literary agents, librarians, and writers.
The history of the society is recounted in An Evening with the Book Society: A celebration…
Bonhams Skinner's Fine Books & Rare Manuscripts auction on January 23 will present an exceptional range of material including important historical documents, a group of first editions of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, a significant collection of literature and ephemera…
The Caxton Club Grant Committee has met to select the recipients of the 2022-23 Caxton Club Grants. Committee members Hannah Batsel, Martha Chiplis, Paul Gehl, Diane Stillwell Weinberg, Jackie Vossler, and Committee Chair Eileen Madden selected the recipients of this year’s grants.
An 85-page collection of song lyrics written mainly by the great American singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie is coming to auction later this month. The portfolio dates to the 1940s and includes mostly typescript, occasionally annotated drafts and variants of folk songs, many of which later appeared in…
