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We at Fine Books were so saddened to learn that Bob Fleck, founder of Oak Knoll Books & Press, passed away last week.
In 1989, the Souvenir Press published a limited edition of Slightly Foxed--but still desirable: Ronald Searle's Wicked World of Book Collecting, a volume that continues to delight book collectors. In it, Searle, a British artist and cartoonist, put his pen to work on the lingo of antiquarian…
LOS ANGELES, September 26, 2016—A set of over 50 rarely available first edition books featuring works by Sir Isaac Newton, William Faulkner, John Hancock, J.R.R. Tolkien and James Fenimore Cooper will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Auctions on September 29. Interested bidders may participate in…
Another fun-filled, action-packed Library of Congress National Book Festival is underway at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. This, the 16th annual event, was notable for several debuts - the first major public appearance of newly-sworn-in Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, and the…
Kansas City, MO, September 2016--Surveillance cameras in the 21st century are practically everywhere-on street corners,
OAKLAND, CA - The 50th California International Antiquarian Book Fair, recognized as one of the world's largest and most prestigious exhibitions of antiquarian books, returns to Northern California to celebrate its 50th Anniversary, Friday, February 10 through Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the…
If you are not yet using Instagram, a social media app available on smart phones for sharing photos, you're missing out on some prime opportunities for oohing and aahing over rare books. The app has been embraced by special collections libraries, and rare book sellers and collectors as a…
New York, 19 September 2016--Sotheby's is privileged to present an extremely rare and important photograph, The First Inaugural of Abraham Lincoln, 4 March 1861 (estimat
BOSTON, MA - (September 21, 16) An exceptionally rare Al Capone letter that reveals softer side and the particulars of his day-to-day life at Alcatraz will be auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction.
