Fine Books News: Recent

This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections…
A special festive selection of items related to Christmas from various dealers:* Robert Frost, a…
Current Events & Trends
Although reading about plagues and pandemics in previous centuries may not be top of everybody’s agenda, a new online exhibition curated by The Queen’s College, Oxford, offers a fascinating glimpse into how our ancestors tried to cope with past outbreaks. The college is well placed in this respect…
Current Events & Trends
Just a handful of sales to watch this week, all on Thursday, January 14.
Current Events & Trends
In our current issue, we covered the Paper Routes—Women to Watch show at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. (You can read the entire article online.) The exhibition is now closed, but you can still watch a studio tour with one of the artists, Elizabeth Alexander.
Auctions
Chicago – Hindman is thrilled to reflect on an exciting 2020 despite the unmatched environment and challenges presented. The year included over 100 auctions and $64.9 million in sales, and the auction house saw exceptional participation from online bidders throughout the world. More than 55 percent…
Auctions
Amsterdam — 2020 saw the continued development of the Catawiki Autographs and Manuscripts auction. This has grown into a weekly auction, offering a wide range of original documents and signed items. We are starting the year with some beautiful offerings. Alongside the (now traditional) leaves from…
Recent Publications
Paris — The latest publication of Les Enluminures focuses on the Veneto Siddur-Sefer Minhagim, a Hebrew manuscript newly attributed to the artist-scribe Joel ben Simeon, made for a Jewish immigrant family from Germany probably living in Treviso. Joel ben Simeon (active c. 1440s-c. 1490) is one of…
Current Events & Trends
An extravagant collection of fine and decorative art, rare books, and jewelry will head to auction at Christie’s in New York in a series of three sales beginning next week. The sale’s name, “The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. John H. Gutfreund 834 Fifth Avenue,” takes care to note the owners’ ritzy,…
Current Events & Trends
Any reopening is cause for celebration, and on January 14 at 6:30pm, the Center for Book Arts is toasting three new exhibitions via a virtual forum. Held entirely online, the reception will feature exclusive walk-throughs and discussion by participating artists Amina Ahmed, Bahman Mohammadi,…
Current Events & Trends
Every year on January 1, a batch of new books, music, and films enters the public domain in the United States after a 95-year wait, free to be released in print and digital formats and to be creatively reused and reimagined.
Auctions
AntiquarianAuctions.com in the U.S., sale #5: a wide-ranging sale, including a shell-book selection from the library of Richard I. Johnson; fine bindings; calligraphic material; sculpture: George Washington, and Sigmund Freud; wood printing blocks; photo albums: Atomic Power in Italy in one, an…