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Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Emily Kader, Rare Book Research Librarian at the Wilson Special Collections Library at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.
We received the sad news that author Tom Wolfe passed away yesterday at the age of 88.
It is that time of year again, when Marcia and I must put all thoughts of road trips to one side, whilst we concentrate on preparing for the PBFA London Antiquarian Book Fair. As the name suggests, this is in London, has lots of antiquarian books, and is put on by the Provincial Booksellers Fairs…
Dallas, TX - Chicago’s largest public auction dedicated to vintage comic books and original comic art fetched $12,201,974 - setting the wo
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today announced that Mark Sweeney will serve as Principal Deputy Librarian of Congress.
Sweeney has served as Acting Deputy Librarian of Congress since September 2017.
“Mark has been a dedicated public servant and leader at the Library for three decades,” Hayden…
Forum Auctions is delighted to announce the forthcoming auction of The Rothamsted Collection, comprising the rare book collection of the Lawes Agricultural Library.
Swann Galleries offers 19th & 20th Century Literature on Tuesday, May 15, in 310 lots. The top-estimated lot is a copy of Ernest Hemingway's first book, Three Stories & Ten Poems (Paris: Contact, 1923), printed in just 300 copies ($20,000-30,000).
Dallas, TX - Nine works by Norman Rockwell and new auction records for seven artists drove Heritage Auctions’ May 4 American Art Auction in Dallas, Texas to $4,5
FB&C readers, welcome Bookworks to the book artist's fair scene. The San Francisco Center for the Book is hosting its inaugural event on Friday, May 18, from 5:30-8:00 p.m. at their location on Rhode Island Avenue. Eighteen book artists will be displaying their creations, all at price points…
New York—With highlights spanning six centuries, Swann Galleries’ auction of Old Master Through Modern Prints on May 8 offered works by the greatest innovators in the field. The sale totaled more than $2M.
