Fine Books News: Recent

British Library Publishing will publish Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery exploring the writer's…
The 2026 Melbourne Rare Book Fair hosted by the Australian and New Zealand Association of…
Book Reviews
The collision of old and new technologies has produced many intriguing partnerships and Oliver Darkshire’s memoir Once Upon A Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller offers a fine example.
Educational Programs
Colorado Springs, CO — CABS-Minnesota has announced that it is currently accepting applications for its 2023 Diverse Voices Fellowship program. The fellowship is designed for individuals with an interest in the used and rare bookselling profession who have found themselves distanced from the…
Auctions
New York – A Macintosh computer used by Steve Jobs (1955-2011) presents a unique opportunity to own an intimate historical relic from one of the greatest innovators of our time. The Macintosh SE is estimated at $200,000 – 300,000 and featured in Bonhams’ History of Science and Technology auction on…
Exhibit
New York – The Morgan Library & Museum proudly presents She Who Wrote: Enheduanna and Women of Mesopotamia, ca. 3400-2000 B.C opening October 14, 2022, and running through February 19, 2023. The exhibition brings together for the first time a comprehensive selection of artworks that capture the…
Auctions
Amsterdam – Our Exclusive Selection campaigns have continued to be popular, so the books & cartography department are pleased to be participating in the October Edition of this event. We have expanded our offering this month, but adding a French Literature auction to the list.
Current Events & Trends
At Tajan on Tuesday, October 18, Livres Anciens et Modernes, Manuscrits, Autographes, in 224 lots. A 33-volume set of the Encyclopédie (1751–1767) is expected to lead the sale at €12,000–15,000. A 1515 Latin and French liturgical manuscript is estimated at €8,000–10,000.
Exhibit
San Francisco – Compelling, contemplative, and visionary: these are words that have been used to describe the work of artist and bookbinder Timothy C. Ely. Showcasing approximately forty manuscript books, drawings and prints created by Ely over the past fifty years, Cognitive Distance: the…
Current Events & Trends
More than 40 individual sheets from volume 1 of Persepolis, the international bestseller written and drawn by Marjane Satrapi, will go on sale at Sotheby’s. Each sheet has an estimate of £4,000-6,000 ($4,500-6,750).
Auctions
A John Steinbeck handwritten letter offering his wise, fatherly advice on matters of the heart sold for $32,426, according to Boston-based RR Auction.
News
Spencer W Stuart, Collections Advisor, is pleased to announce the publication of Contemporary Issues in Rare Book & Manuscript Collecting to be published January 2023.