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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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New York — A reflection on the rich inner life of a beloved public figure, Bonhams announces the sale of pioneering Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s personal library. Slated for January 19 - 27, the online-only sale will feature more than 1,000 personal books belonging to the late…
Boston — RR Auction's first sale of the new year brings over 1,000 rare and remarkable lots to the auction block!
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Melanie Shi, who won Honorable Mention in the 2021 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize for women collectors aged 30 and younger.
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I grew up between the United States and China, lived in New York for 6…
Mendocino, CA — Partners Gallery presents an exhibit of three guest artists taking place at the gallery in the historic Beacon Building in Mendocino in January and February 2022. The books, broadsides, and job work on display of these letterpress artists reside in the realm of book arts—a genre…
Paper dresses aren’t just for paper dolls, as the Phoenix Art Museum in Arizona reveals in its current exhibition, Generation Paper: Fast Fashion of the 1960s.
Just a couple of sales for the first week of 2022:
London — The British Museum announces full details of its upcoming special exhibition on Stonehenge. This major exhibition will see over 430 objects brought together from across Europe in a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle on the history – and mystery – of the ancient monument.
It’s that time of year when you catch up on all the most popular stories of 2021 that you somehow missed. The great Fran Lebowitz leads our list, while the legendary Lawrence Ferlinghetti concludes it. In between: books about books, book collectors, and booksellers.
#1 Fran Lebowitz, Book…
Manuscripts, early prints, maps, and other treasures from the Bodleian Libraries’ collections in Oxford are on show in a new exhibition examining how 600 years of Anglo-Dutch history have affected books and book production. North Sea Crossings: Anglo-Dutch Books and the Adventures of Reynard the…
As readers of FB&C will know from our current issue, PEN celebrated its centennial in 2021. As part of the ongoing look at the history of this prominent literary organization, the Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities at the University of Oxford is hosting a two-day workshop in February…
