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…
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Micaela Beigel, a sophmore at Goucher College near Baltimore and third place winner in the
On Monday, April 3, the John Burroughs Association (JBA) held its 92nd Literary Awards Celebration at the Yale Club in New York City.
Exhibit
Boston, MA—April 4, 2017—The Boston Athenæum announced today that its spring exhibition will be New England on Paper: Contemporary Art in the Boston Athenæum’s Prints & Photographs Collection.
News
(Ojai, CA, April 4, 2017)—Santa Barbara certified appraiser Dr. Elizabeth Stewart has been recognized as a finalist in the 19th annual Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards.
Auctions
New York—Christie’s is pleased to announce the two-day sale of Prints & Multiples taking place over two sessions on April 19-20.
Exhibit
April 4—The Library of Congress today opens a major exhibition to commemorate the centennial of World War I.  “Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I” tells the stories of Americans in the war, through correspondence, music, film, recorded sound, diaries, posters,…
Auctions
DALLAS, Texas (April 4, 2017) -  An important, leopard skin saddle pad owned by George Washington highlights Heritage Auctions’ May 13 Am
Book Fairs
The annual PBFA Oxford Book Fair is one of the largest events in the British antiquarian, rare and second-hand book, map, print and ephemera calendar.  In 2017 around 100 dealers will offer tens of thousands of rare and collectable items, ranging in price from £2 to £35,000+.  In the same…
Auctions
New York— On Thursday, April 27, Swann Galleries will offer Printed & Manuscript Americana, offering historical material from North and South America from the past five centuries.
Auctions
New York - Christie’s is honored to have been entrusted with Visionaries: Works from the Emily and Jerry Spiegel Collection.