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Ruth Bader Ginsburg's annotated copy of the 1957-58 Harvard Law Review, Volume 71. Cambridge, MA
Bonhams Appoints Ian Ehling to Head of Fine Books & Manuscripts, North America
Bonhams has promoted Ian Ehling to Head o
Her Majesty The Queen takes a look at Dicken's desk
Queen Camilla Visits Charles Dickens' London Home
A century after opening its doors for the first time, the Charles Dickens Museum has welcom
Pen Names from Bodleian Library Publishing
Pen Names, African American Cook Book, and Magic Books: March Books Roundup
Our ongoing look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors this month.
Artist’s impression of the new British Library extension, featuring visitors exploring the site and surrounding space
Groundbreaking British Library Development Confirmed
The British Library has confirmed a £1.1 billion new development of the Library’s St Pancras site which will create new public spaces for the British Library alongsi
David Pearson
The Book Collector Names David Pearson as New Editor
The Book Collector literary journal has appointed
Image from G. Darcy, Or et Couleurs, circa 1923 courtesy of the Winterthur Library
Fresh Perspectives Symposium Focuses on Next Generation of Rare Book Collectors and Professionals
The Fresh Perspectives Symposium, hosted by the Winterthur Library, runs next week aimed at the next generation
Elizabeth Mebane, proprietor of Goldberry at Home
Goldberry at Home's Elizabeth Mebane on Publisher’s Bindings, Benito Mussolini, and Charlotte Mason Booklists
Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Elizabeth Mebane, proprietor
David Ruggles Prize
2025 David Ruggles Prize Entry Details
The 2025 iteration of the international book collecting David Ruggles Prize established to support and encourage young collectors of color is now open for en
Terry Belanger with RBS Board Member Dave Harper, SoFCB Senior Fellow Jane Raisch & Bob Craft at a special RBS event in Fall 2024.
$2m Scholarship Challenge Honours RBS Director Terry Belanger
Rare Book School has received a $1 million commitment from bibliophiles, collectors, and RBS supporters Cathy and Glen Miranker to honor its founding direct
The bookplates of both Carolyn Wells (under) and the Library of Congress (over) in a first edition of Walt Whitman’s Memoranda of the War that Carolyn bequeathed to the library upon her death in 1942.
Carolyn Wells Celebrated in Library of Congress Program on Women Book Collectors 

Rebecca Rego Barry, the former longtime editor of Fine Books & Collections, now director of communications at The Raab Collection, will di