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…
On Tuesday, May 22, Sotheby's London holds two music sales: Fine Autograph Music: The Property of He
Auctions
New York—Science fiction ruled on May 15 at Swann Galleries’ auction of 19th & 20th Century Literature. Selections from the Estate of Stanley Simon, featuring 84 rare and first editions of cornerstones of the genre, boasted a 98% sell-through rate.
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New York—The Museum of Modern Art has acquired more than 300 masterworks of The Merrill C. Berman Collection, one of the most significant collections of early 20th-century works on paper in private hands.
Auctions
New York — Swann Galleries will offer an auction of Illustration Art on Tuesday, June 5, with more than 250 original works of art including comics, pin-ups and covers for books and magazines.
Though artists' books can arguably trace their origins back to medieval volumes like the Tr?s Riches Heures, contemporary artists' books tend to reference William Blake as the forerunner to the genre.
Fairs
Rare Books London is now underway, and there's an audible hum of activity in the rare book trade about ABA's 61st annual London fair running from May 24-26.     Here is our second brief round-up of dealers' particular favorites offered with hope for warmer, less rainy…
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Dallas, TX - An extraordinary, 12-panel page of Original Tintin Art by Belgian cartoonist Hergé may sell for
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New York—Christie’s announces the spring various owner sale of Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts Including Americana encompassing over 200 lots of autograph manuscripts, cartogr
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New York—The NES Book Awards are made in four categories: Art & Photography, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Specialty and are presented annually to authors of books published in the previous twelve months.