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New York — The spring Illustration Art sale at Swann Galleries is set to come across the block on Thursday, June 9. The auction will feature a rich selection of children’s picture book art from the collection of the late Emily and Sam Bush. The sale will also feature theater set and costume design…
There's a trio of sales to watch on Thursday, June 9.
New York – The Bonhams Fine Books and Manuscripts sale on June 28 in New York will feature three standout collections: a large archive of materials related to Timothy Leary, an American psychologist and advocate for psychedelic drugs, an assemblage of important letters and documents from key…
Our summer print edition has been distributed, and we have posted three articles online for those who have not (yet) subscribed. One is a wonderful, behind-the-scenes look at the Ransom Center’s current exhibition, Women and the Making of Joyce’s Ulysses, written by curator Dr. Clare Hutton.
“It all began with ink, paper and the love of beauty.”
Lost Illusions, Xavier Giannoli’s gorgeous adaptation of Honoré de Balzac’s epic story of a printer-poet derailed by ambition, is a must-see for lovers of literary films. The French film (subtitled) is scheduled to open in New York City and…
Berkeley, CA – PBA Galleries announces an auction of Antiquarian Books with Fine Press & Fine Bindings as well as Illustrated Books with Fore-Edge Paintings, on June 16th, 2022. The sale will offer over 450 lots featuring works of the fine press, finely bound books, and a large selection of…
New York — During the nineteenth century, railroads profoundly transformed the United States geographically, economically, socially, culturally and in diverse other ways, directly and indirectly. The St. Louis Mercantile Library’s exhibition, Travelers, Tracks and Tycoons: The Railroad in American…
London — There were huge gasps in the saleroom at Forum Auctions this week as an incredibly rare double series of twelve aquatint views of Canada by military artist Major General James Pattison (1779-1847), sold in a sale of Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper (on 26.5.22) for a staggering £…
Basel, Switzerland — Grandeur is not difficult to find in the manuscripts and early printed books at Dr. Jörn Günther Rare Books, yet the collection highlights coming to TEFAF Maastricht this June surpass the usual level of extravagance in book decoration.
Leyburn, North Yorkshire, England — A complete run of the famous Wisden Cricketer’s Almanack sold for £13,000 plus buyer’s premium in Tennants Auctioneers’ Books, Maps and Manuscripts Sale on 18th May. The volumes of the almanack run from 1864 to 2018 and included facsimile copies of 17 of the…
