Bath Book Fair returns to Bath Pavilion later this week co-hosted by the Provincial Booksellers…
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Bonhams' upcoming sale of items from the Brentwood residence of William 'Billy' Haines includes a…
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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Fine Books & Rare Manuscripts auction on January 23 will present an exceptional range of material including important historical documents, a group of first editions of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, a significant collection of literature and ephemera…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…
The number of independent bookshops in membership of the Booksellers Association in the UK and Ireland has grown for the sixth consecutive year, marking a decade of growth following over 20 years of decline, the Booksellers Association has announced.
Cities in England and Wales are offering a behind the scenes look at the making of the HBO and BBC’s multi-award-winning His Dark Materials series to coincide with the third and final instalment of Philip Pullman’s trilogy comprising Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass.
Here are the sales I'll be watching this week:
Tropic Bound - South Florida’s first international biennial artists’ book fair - arrives this spring at the Miami Design District. This vibrant event will showcase the unique artistic genre known as 'artists’ books'. These complex creations bridge the worlds of art, craft, and literature: telling…
Memories of the Fab Four come to Sworders this month. The Design sale on January 17 includes autographs of all four members of The Beatles taken in January 1965 at the Hammersmith Odeon.
The vendor is the nephew of the writer and broadcaster Ludovic Kennedy and his wife the ballerina Moira Shearer…
Highlights from the latest joint Antiquariaat Forum BV and Asher Rare Books catalogue Caricature & Satire include:
* Rare first French edition of a detailed and thoroughly illustrated practical handbook of the art of caricature by the English antiquarian, lexicographer and army captain…
