Fine Books News: Recent

A complete three-volume set of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in first editions,…
Throughout the year we have enjoyed suggesting the best new books about the many and varied facets…
Exhibit
Roger Mayne - London & Paris brings together for the first time recently di
Auctions
New York—On Thursday, May 4, Swann Galleries held an auction of Autographs, with twentieth-century highlights by authors taking the spotlight. The sale performed well overall, with 88% of items offered finding buyers.
Studio photo of Peter O'Toole in the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia. Courtesy Harry Ransom Center.  
News
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael E. Shapiro as Senior Advisor, Museums and Private Collections. Mr. Shapiro recently retired from his role as Director at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia. He will work closely with the firm's six locations,…
Fancy yourself the next Bard of Avon? Well then, here's your chance: The American Shakespeare Center (ASC) in Staunton, Virginia, announced last month an international playwriting competition called "Shakespeare's New Contemporaries." The contest seeks to inspire dramatists to "compose original…
Auctions
ITHACA, NY--Worth Auctions, located in Dryden, NY, announces the launch of their next auction catalog: May 21.   
Auctions
On 18 May Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions will hold a sale of Fine Photographs and Photobooks at their new London base, 16-17 Pa
Auctions
DALLAS, Texas (May 4, 2017) - Norman Rockwell’s Study for Triple Self Portrait, an