Fine Books News: Recent

Timed to mark the 100th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s birth on June 1, Heritage Auctions' sale…
Real stories of World War Two codebreaking and James Bond posters and ephemera will go under the…
Exhibit
New York – The Morgan Library & Museum presents J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library: Building the Bookman’s Paradise, on view June 10 through September 18, 2022. This exhibition traces the design, construction, and early life of one of the finest examples of Neoclassical architecture in the United…
American illustrator Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) is (back) in the spotlight, with one of her original artworks heading to auction next week. The Green Door, a mixed media on pressed paperboard, was created as part of a series of six illustrations to accompany a story called “The Child in the…
Auctions
New York – Christie’s is honored to present The Private Collection of William S. Reese over two live sales and one online. Part One is a live evening auction, May 25, comprising 100 important lots of New World exploration and landmark Americana to 1828. Part Two is a two-session live…
Fairs
Although the book fairs in London tend to receive the most attention, there are many more around the UK run under the auspices of the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).   Each is of course unique, but generally you can expect all of them to offer secondhand and antiquarian books…
Exhibit
Philadelphia — The Rosenbach is proud to announce 18 Reasons to Read Ulysses: A Centennial Celebration, a new exhibition to commemorate the great Irish novel 100 years after its publication in 1922. 18 Reasons to Read Ulysses opens at The Rosenbach Museum and Library on June 1, 2022 ahead of the…
Fairs
Summer is near, and there’s more good news: the calendar is brimming with antiquarian book fairs, in-person and virtual, from coast to coast. Rare Books LA - Palm Springs. May 20-21. Address: Hotel Zoso, 150 South Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA. Biblio.live. June 2-4.
Auctions
Boston — Boasting an extraordinary array of marvelous modern music items, RR Auction's spring sale is sure to be a hit! The auction is filled with incredible autographs and manuscripts, including a beautiful early original Bob Dylan poetry collection. The sixteen pages "Poems Without Titles" were…
Auctions
Amsterdam — Catawiki is proud to continue our tradition of offering exciting and high quality books and manuscripts in Exclusive auctions. Today we have launched four attractive auctions that will tempt any discerning bidder.
Auctions
London — Unseen for 70 years, the library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven (1900-1973) is considered one of the most celebrated collections of natural history not only containing stunning examples of the most famous volumes but also a host of rarities.
At Aguttes on Tuesday, May 17, Lettres & Manuscrits Autographes, Livres, Estampes & Photographies, in 300 lots. A manuscript book of hours from around 1500 at Rouen, with miniatures by Robert Boyvin, is expected to lead the sale at €15,000–20,000. A first edition of Molière's Le Misantrope…