Fine Books News: Recent
'Revolution' is the theme for Firsts London at the Saatchi Gallery this year featuring books,…
A signed 'Order of Battle' document issued by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson from HMS Victory…
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Our monthly look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors.Paper and Ink: Management for Fine Letterpress by Graham WilliamsA useful guide to improve your letterpress printing from a genuine expert. Published by Florin Press William Tyndale and the…
A notable edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass comes up for auction next week at PBA Galleries' Fine Press & Fine Bindings auction on April 2.
Sotheby’s is to hold a series of auctions showcasing the significant private Jill and Marshall Rose Collection of 20th century American and European modernist photography.
Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press is a new exhibition opening next week at Charleston which focuses on Virginia Woolf’s pivotal but lesser-known work as a printer and publisher. Charleston in Firle, Sussex, England, was the home and studio of painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, and also…
One of the world’s most significant Hindu scriptures has left the University of Oxford's Bodleian Libraries and is on a historic tour across the United Kingdom.Marking the 200th anniversary of the Shikshapatri, the rare manuscript is traveling to major temples around the country in a collaboration…
A three-page typed letter signed by Virginia Woolf and a handwritten draft manuscript page by Theodore Roosevelt from his landmark series The Winning of the West will go under the hammer at Nate D. Sanders on March 26.
A new three-part BBC television series will explores the life and inspirations of the novelist, journalist and social campaigner Charles Dickens.Produced by Expectation, and made in partnership with The Open University, the series will air later this year on BBC Two and iPlayer as part of the…
A 1510 vellum warrant signed by King Henry VIII and a 1601 letter signed by his daughter Queen Elizabeth I excusing the Archbishop of York from attending her final Parliament are among the highlights at RR Auction's latest sale.Closing March 26, other leading lots in the auction include:
This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections advisor specializing in rare books and manuscripts as well as fine photography and prints.
The Man of Steel's battle against a prehistoric Krypton creature called Doomsday chronicled in 1992's Superman #75 The Death of Superman is estimate to have sold more tham 6m copies.The set of original drawings is under the hammer at ComicConnect's online auction finishing April 12.
