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The Bodleian Libraries' forthcoming exhibition Wonder of Birds will feature rare 10th century…
Bonhams' 50 Years Of Punk dedicated auction next week will focus on artefacts from bands such as…
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Previously unpublished working papers for “Binsey Poplars” by Gerald Manley Hopkins are to be auctioned at Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street, on 10 April during the sale of Roy Davids Collection Part III: Poetry: Poetical Manuscripts and Portraits of Poets. They are estimated at £40,000 - 45,000.…
In this latest printing of the Baby Elephant Folio of Audubon’s Birds of America, the thumbnail images accompanying the descriptive captions are printed in full color (formerly in black and white); a bright teal binding cloth, as the cover heron’s plumage; a new systematic arrangement of the prints…
On Sunday, May 19th the Ann Arbor Antiquarian Bookdealers Association and the William L. Clements Library of the University of Michigan will host the 35th annual Ann Arbor Antiquarian Book Fair. Since 1976* the fair attracts book collectors, book dealers, and others that treasure the book…
February 19, 2013—Library of Congress National Book Festival Slated for Sept. 21-22.
Book-Lovers Invited to Take “Books That Shaped the World” Survey
The 13th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival will be held on the National Mall between 9th and 14th Streets on Saturday, Sept.…
The Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) is pleased to announce its newly elected Board of Directors for 2013: President, Chris Volk of Bookfever.com; Vice President, Jonathan Smalter of Yesterday’s Muse Books; Treasurer, David Friedman of Barner Books; and Secretary, Mark Lambert…
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- PBA Galleries sold Angling/Sports & Pastimes/Natural History books on 7 February. Results are here. The top lot was an archive of letters to and from Randolph Huntington, the man who introduced Arabian horse breeding to the United States. The 1,000+ letters fetched $18,000.
Surely there is a comparison to be made between vinyl records and fine books -- not just that they are collectible and highly coveted by a select group, but that after a certain amount of bantering about the death of the medium (record or book), the medium experiences a resurgence.
After celebrating its Silver Jubilee last year, TEFAF, the world’s foremost antiques and art show, held annually in Maastricht, The Netherlands, returns on the 15th March. Always innovative in its presentation TEFAF also remains dedicated to quality and authenticity with more than 30,000 works of…
