University Archives' September 18 Rare Signed Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Memorabilia auction will also feature items consigned by the Manuscript Society from the estate of manuscript dealers and rare book scholars Forest G. & Forest H. Sweet and Julia Sweet Newman. Proceeds from the…
Page proofs of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book and Wilkie Collins' travelling desk are among a remarkable donation of literary texts and artifacts heading to Cambridge University Library as part of the UK Government’s Acceptance in Lieu scheme.
Becoming Bohemia: Greenwich Village, 1912–1923 at the NYPL will focus on the extraordinary rise and fall of the first large-scale countercultural enclave in the United States.Highlights from the exhibition which opens October 12 and runs through February 1, 2025, will include:
The CEO of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Tim Cooke, has announced that he will step down from the role in November after serving almost seven years.
The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) will hold a Virtual Book Fair on September 25-27, with Fine Books & Collections as one of its Cultural Partners.This special online event, part of the celebrations marking its 75th anniversary, will bring together booksellers,…
A copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has sold for £8,340 at auction, 27 years after its owner bought it brand new for just a few pounds.The soft cover, first edition of the boy wizard’s literary debut went under the hammer with Richard Winterton Auctioneers in England earlier today,…
The Morgan Library & Museum's new major exhibition will focus on the life and career of its inaugural director, Belle da Costa Greene, the first retrospective of her life on the 100th anniversary of her appointment.Running October 25 through May 4, 2025, Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s…
Established in 2005 by Fine Books & Collections Magazine to recognize outstanding book collecting efforts by college and university students, the competition is now jointy administered by the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America, the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies, and…
The charity that cares for the world’s greatest Shakespeare heritage sites in Stratford-upon-Avon has today announced it has received a substantial donation by playwright Ken Ludwig to help fund important conservation works at Hall’s Croft.
The second Empire State Rare Book and Print Fair featuring exhibitors from across the country will be held in Shepard Hall at City College of New York September 27 - 29.