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…
So pleased to see the new print edition of the Raptis Rare Books catalogue, in which Matthew and Adrienne Raptis announce they've moved from Brattleboro, Vermont, to a glittering new gallery on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida.
Roald Dahl died twenty-six years ago today. In this, his centennial year, books have been published, films released, and beer brewed in his (well-deserved) honor. Today, our correspondent in England brings us to Dahl's Great Missenden, the village he called home and where he is buried.
Exhibit
On November 11, 2016, the Library Company of Philadelphia opened its new exhibition Together We Win: The Philadelphia Homefront During the First World War.
Auctions
New York—Christie’s is pleased to announce the sale of Fine Books &amp
Exhibit
Maestro Arts in collaboration with Shapero Modern are delighted to present Jan Hendrix’s first UK solo exhibition, featuring works from The Aeneid Boo
The Thanksgiving meal coming up on Thursday is on the minds of many Americans this week.
On December 5, one of the world's best private collections of English Bibles will hit the auction block at Sotheby's New York. It is the collection of Dr. Charles Caldwell Ryrie, described by the auction house as a "renowned theologian and the editor of a bestselling study Bible." Ryrie's…
Auctions
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury have drawn together a fascinating selection of vintage posters to be auctioned on 1 December at Bloomsbury House, 2
Auctions
New York-Swann Galleries’ November 17 sale of Printed & Manuscript Americana brought more than $770,000, exceeding the high estimate for the sale.