British Library Publishing will publish Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery exploring the writer's…
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The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens has acquired the archive of American author Thomas Pynchon, considered by many to be among the greatest novelists of our time. Comprising 70 linear feet of materials created between the late 1950s and the 2020s - including typescripts and…
Jane Austen was born on Saturday December 16, 1775 – a bitterly cold winter’s night, 247 years ago. Join us online for a fabulous birthday celebration that you can enjoy from home - wherever you are in the world!
Our virtual birthday party has quickly become a much-loved annual tradition! This…
In our current issue, five new books about books appear on the Editor’s Shelf. Since we went to print, five more have come to our attention. It’s a busy season for bibliophiles!
Some of the titles have already been covered online in brief reviews or interviews (linked below), some we are currently…
Zoe Anderson Norris (1860-1914), although little remembered today, was a foremother of modern-day social-justice advocates and confessional bloggers baring souls in print. In millions of published words of fiction and journalism - including in her own bimonthly magazine, The East Side (…
RR Auction's December Science & Technology sale chronicles the history of scientific advancement in the 20th century, boasting a broad array of important autographs, artifacts, hardware, objects, and ephemera.
The auction opens with memorabilia from the career of Otto Berg, a pioneering space…
The historic St Bride Foundation printing centre in London is asking for contributions from letterpress printers using Adana preses for its new exhibition next year.
Adana was founded in 1922 by young ex-soldier Donald Aspinall and still trades today as part of the Caslon group, enjoying new…
The Herschel Museum of Astronomy in Bath has been successful in its quest to buy Caroline Herschel’s own handwritten manuscript draft of her memoir, thanks to generous funding from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF), ACE/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and the Friends of National Libraries,…
For the first time in more than a decade, antiquarian book fairs return to the Golden Gate City with Rare Books San Francisco!
Presenting the finest antiquarian booksellers, ephemera, and map dealers from all over the world, this exciting event takes place February 3-5, 2023, at The Hibernia…
Quite a big week coming up in the sale rooms. Here's what I'll be watching:
A Charles Darwin manuscript in which he defended his theory of evolution has sold for a record price of $882,000 (£719,000) at Sotheby's Age of Wonder sale to an anonymous buyer.
