Fine Books News: Recent

This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections…
Never-before-seen photographs of Marilyn Monroe, her annotated scripts, and her handwritten recipes…
Current Events & Trends
Another whopper of an auction week, as the next round of Aristophil material goes under the hammer.
Fairs
In honor of the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair, which is being held virtually today and tomorrow, we’re taking a wistful look back at last year’s fair via Lux Mentis Booksellers, which always does a quick video tour of its book fair highlights.
Auctions
London — Christie’s Classic Week presents Quentin Blake: 200 Drawings, open for browsing from 25 November and bidding from 2 to 16  December. With estimates ranging from £100 to £2,000, the online auction is the latest collection of works offered directly from the artist’s studio, sold to…
Rare Books
Arts funding in the UK has had a torrid time over the last decade and the coronavirus-related lockdowns (the second came into force earlier this month) are driving many organizations to the point of collapse. Among those aiming to safeguard its future is London's St. Bride Library (which we…
Auctions
New York — Fine Books & Manuscripts are at Swann Galleries Tuesday, November 17, with standout material amongst autographs, nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature, as well as art books.
Recent Publications
New York — Aperture, in partnership with Fundación ICO, announces the release of Danny Lyon’s The Destruction of Lower Manhattan, first published in 1969 and now republished in this facsimile edition.
Book Reviews
Page Mill Press of San Francisco will be publishing a trade edition of Barry Moser's illustrated Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the first of three autobiographies written in 1845 by the escaped slave turned orator. Launched in 2019 by former HarperCollins editor Roy M.
Auctions
Berkeley, CA – PBA Galleries will present an auction of Rare Books & Manuscripts on November 19th. The sale will feature 222 lots of rare, important, attractive, and at times, amusing lots of printed books and manuscript material covering a broad range of subjects.
Current Events & Trends
More than 170 fabric and textile sample books, mostly French, spanning the early nineteenth century through the 1940s, head to auction at Tennants in North Yorkshire, England, next week. The current owner amassed them over three decades, using them for reference and inspiration. According to the…
Auctions
Amsterdam — This weekend, Catawiki launched a selection of high value lots across the platform. This has been called the “Exclusive Selection”  Readers can find the full range of items in this collection by entering #exclusiveselection into the search box. This will offer viewers several…