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[ITHACA, NY] National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, will host a Sunday, July 8th auction featuring a large quantity of rare and decorative antique books as well as select additions of ephemera and artwork. Featured is a sizeable collection of antique works from many fields. We…
I don't often go to the movies, but last night offered that rare chance, and I went to see Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom. I'm a big fan of Anderson's films (Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, The Life Aquatic, etc.), and this film had that same 'dollhouse' quality, quirky plot, and amazing cast of…
One of our ongoing concerns here at Fine Books is the intersection of books and art. In the midst of a digital revolution in publishing, I would like to start profiling small, independent publishers who produce fine editions of their books; those who relish in the artistic possibilities of…
The Library of Congress has acquired the personal papers of American astronomer, astrobiologist and science communicator Carl Sagan (1934-1996). A celebrated scientist, educator, television personality and prolific author, Sagan was a consummate communicator who bridged the gap between academe and…
You can experience fin-de-siecle Paris by visiting the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) this summer. Its exhibit, Posters of Paris: Toulouse-Lautrec and His Contemporaries, celebrates the brightly colored advertisements by Pierre Bonnard, Jules Cheret, Edouard Vuillard, and Alphonse Mucha that graced the…
[ITHACA, NY] National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY hosted a Sunday, June 24th auction that featured a broad range of rare antique books as well as groups of collectible ephemera. Featured was a large collection of primarily antique works from the fields of geology and paleontology. Also…
Sales of eBooks in the United States now command 20% of the market.Sales of eBooks in France account for a mere 3% of the market.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported last week that the complete diaries of novelist, playwright, and short story writer, Dawn Pow
New York - On June 22, at Christie’s New York, George Washington’s annotated copy of the Constitution and Bill of Rights (1789) sold for $9,826,500, setting a new world auction record for an American book or historical document. After 223 years, it remains in near-pristine condition, with…
A rare 15th century manuscript of Werner Rolewinck’s world history, Fasciculus temporum, sold for $102,000 at PBA Galleries’ June 21, 2012, auction of Rare Books & Manuscripts, within the range of the $100,000/150,000 presale estimate. The strong price demonstrates the vigor of the antiquarian…
