In The News

The Man of Steel's battle against a prehistoric Krypton creature called Doomsday chronicled in…
Five years after the inaugural sale, the fourth and final The Poetic Library of Jean Paul Barbier-…
Exhibit
New York, NY, June 4, 2012—The Morgan Library & Museum will open its vault again this summer for an exhibition of twenty-nine exceptional items from its permanent collections, including its noted holdings of important Americana. The works will go on view Tuesday, June 5 in the museum’s historic…
Auctions
Kestenbaum & Company will conduct an early Summer auction of Fine Judaica on Thursday, June 21 at 3:00 pm at their New York City gallery located at 242 West 30th Street. Viewing will be held from Sunday, June 17 through Wednesday, June 20.  The extensive, 420-lot auction covers a broad…
Auctions
DALLAS - The only known document in private hands signed by both legendary American explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the men who opened up the West for America after the historic Louisiana Purchase of 1803, is expected to bring $100,000+ in Heritage Auctions’ June 10 Legends of the…
Exhibit
New York, NY, June 1, 2012—Although best known for his brightly colored, minimalist paintings, Ellsworth Kelly has also worked with sculptural forms for most of his professional career. These often large-scale works exhibit the same spare, clean-edged beauty associated with his paintings, while…
Exhibit
MIDDLEBURG, VA. The National Sporting Library and Museum is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition, Endangered Species, by the contemporary Washington, D.C., artist Kay Jackson, is comprised of over twenty contemplative gold-leaf panel paintings and boxes.
Recent Publications
A Gentle Madness is not only the name of the bestselling and most comprehensive book about the passion of book collecting, it has become a widely recognized term to describe the innocent addiction to, and allure of, acquiring books.  Anyone afflicted with this malady is certifiable and in good…
Exhibit
Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of a world class James Joyce collection, with material for sale individually and on view by appointment in our Manhattan offices and in our East Hampton gallery throughout the summer.
News
BOSTON - May 2012 - Historic New England awards its 2012 Prize for Collecting Works on Paper to M. Stephen Miller and DeWolfe & Wood, Antiquarian Book Dealers.
Auctions
National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, will host a Sunday, June 3rd auction featuring a broad range of rare antique books, as well as a quantity of posters and ephemera. Featured is a large collection of modern first editions, the majority of which retain their original dust jackets. We…
Book Fairs
In its 55th year, the London International Antiquarian Book Fair achieved excellent sales figures - up by 22% to £3.85 million, which given the current economic climate, has surpassed expectations. For the first time, the Fair took place in the National Exhibition Hall of Olympia, West London, from…