Fine Books News: Recent

The Hispanic Society Museum & Library has announced the launch of The Hispanic Society Poetry…
A collection of rare books, fine writing implements, and library furniture belonging to Australian…
Bright Young Collectors
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Kierra Duncan, winner of the 2025 California Young Book Collector's Prize.Where are you from / where do you live?I am currently based in Philadelphia, PA, but I am from the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California.
Compelling Collections
A rare copy of the oldest surviving book about playing chess leads a major sale of one of the finest collections of chess books and memorabilia at Sotheby's this week.
Book Fairs
'Revolution' is the theme for Firsts London at the Saatchi Gallery this year featuring books, manuscripts, maps, and ephemera relating to all types of political, cultural, social, and scientific revolutions.This year's rare book fair in Chelsea runs May 14-17 and will welcome around 100…
News
A signed 'Order of Battle' document issued by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson from HMS Victory days before the Battle of Trafalgar has sold for $189,888 in RR Auction’s Remarkable Rarities sale.
Book Reviews
Our monthly look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors.Paper and Ink: Management for Fine Letterpress by Graham WilliamsA useful guide to improve your letterpress printing from a genuine expert. Published by Florin Press  William Tyndale and the…
Current Events & Trends
A notable edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass comes up for auction next week at PBA Galleries' Fine Press & Fine Bindings auction on April 2.
Auctions
Sotheby’s is to hold a series of auctions showcasing the significant private Jill and Marshall Rose Collection of 20th century American and European modernist photography.
News
Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press is a new exhibition opening next week at Charleston which focuses on Virginia Woolf’s pivotal but lesser-known work as a printer and publisher. Charleston in Firle, Sussex, England, was the home and studio of painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, and also…
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One of the world’s most significant Hindu scriptures has left the University of Oxford's Bodleian Libraries and is on a historic tour across the United Kingdom.Marking the 200th anniversary of the Shikshapatri, the rare manuscript is traveling to major temples around the country in a collaboration…
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A three-page typed letter signed by Virginia Woolf and a handwritten draft manuscript page by Theodore Roosevelt from his landmark series The Winning of the West will go under the hammer at Nate D. Sanders on March 26.