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The Antiquarian Book School Foundation has announced the return of the 2026 CABS-Minnesota…
A comprehensive collection of personal Colonel Harland Sanders memorabilia including his personal…
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Another busy week coming up in the salerooms:
Berkeley, CA – PBA Galleries announced an auction of Americana, Travel, Natural History and Maps on February 24th, 2022. The sale comprises nearly 550 lots of books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, ephemeral materials, providing an overview of the history, culture, and societal development of the…
Los Angeles – For centuries, artists and scientists have been fascinated by the structures of the human body. Featuring works of art from the 16th century to today, the Getty Research Institute exhibition Flesh and Bones: The Art of Anatomy explores the theme of anatomy and art and the impact of…
Photobook devotees will be interested to hear that Aperture has launched a PhotoBook Club, “bringing together a constellation of emerging and established artists and individuals engaged with photobook-making for conversations that will inform and inspire photo-loving audiences around the world.”
Agatha Christie is beloved by legions of readers and collectors, and her 1937 mystery, Death on the Nile, starring that most famous detective, Hercule Poirot, is a fan favorite. While Christie hardly needs a bump from a movie based on her work, the latest adaptation, directed by Kenneth Branagh and…
Stansted Mountfitchet, UK — Hollywood royalty comes to Sworders in the spring. The stand-alone auction on March 2 includes more than 100 lots from the family collection of the legendary American actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (1909-2000).
New York — Boasting more than 400 lots, Swann Galleries’ February 24 auction of Vintage Posters will offer graphic gems from across the centuries and around the globe.
New York – This May, Christie’s is honored to present The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs & Melvin Jacobs. This collection, born from personal bonds with artists and a deep love of art, includes an incredible selection of fine art, photography, jewelry, posters and ephemera. Many of…
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Alanna Crow of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who was an Honorable Mention in the 2021 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize for women collectors aged 30 and younger.
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Stephen White is no stranger to Fine Books. He has both written for the magazine — about Mark Twain and Mental Photographs albums in our summer 2016 issue — and been written about — his collection of Wright Brothers photography was featured in our winter 2017 issue. White, who is based in Los…
