Fine Books News: Recent

Hujar: Contact is an exhibition exploring the life, times, and creative evolution of photographer…
Magna Carta Regis Johannis XV die Junii AD MCCXV Anno Regni XVII was published in 1816 to mark the…
Auctions
SEATTLE — Vintage Memorabilia, a global dealer in authentic original autographs, letters, photographs, manuscripts, and historic memorabilia, will auction the first extensive archive of investigative evidence ever released in connection with the gruesome 1959 murders of the Herbert Clutter family…
Book People
The art of paper marbling is not lost to Jemma Lewis, a young professional marbler based in rural Wiltshire, UK.
News
Canterbury Cathedral and the University have joined forces in a bid to prevent a unique historic collection of several thousand manuscripts, early books, and pamphlets being broken up.The Mendham Collection, which is owned by the Law Society of England and Wales, contains about 5,000 invaluable…
Auctions
This August 17th and 18th, Holabird-Kagin Americana will hold the 2012 Hot August Auction, another world-class sale of Western Americana numismatics and collectibles at the Atlantis Casino Resort. The sale is expected to gross approximately $2.3 million in sales of museum quality artifacts mostly…
Events
Dallas, TX--The Dallas International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show, the largest and most important fine art show in the Southwest, will feature an exciting roster of more than 80 international exhibitors when it makes its return to Dallas November 8-12, 2012. The highly anticipated show has…
In case you're not yet tired of your favorite classic novels getting twisted into genre mash-ups, the Independent
Exhibit
SAN MARINO, Calif.—Some of the deepest, most wrenching complexities of the American Civil War will be examined this fall as The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens presents a pair of exhibitions that will bring to light rare photographs and manuscripts from The Huntington’s…
Auctions
BEVERLY HILLS - The multi-million dollar Doug Schmell/PedigreeComics.com Collection, featuring the single greatest grouping of Silver Age Marvel CGC #1 Registry sets ever assembled, will form the centerpiece of the vintage comic book offerings in Heritage Auctions July 26 Vintage Comics & Comic…
As we've reported here (and here), Larry McMurtry is gearing up for the book auction of the century.
Events
(Baltimore, Md.) - Art, jewelry and antique aficionados will not only get to see some of the world’s most extraordinary collections from more than 575 international dealers, but they'll also have the opportunity to attend lectures presented by a stellar lineup of knowledgeable and respected…