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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The Dorset Archives Trust has launched a fundraising project to raise £48,000 to catalogue and open up the archive of writer and LGBTQ+ pioneer Sylvia Townsend Warner who lived in the region for much of her life.
Leading RR Auction’s March Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction is a 1615 warrant signed “James R” by KIng James I of England authorizing the release of Sir Walter Raleigh from the Tower of London so he could prepare for an expedition to South America.
Highlights from Bonhams' Deeds Not Words: Women's Suffrage Part II online auction which runs until March 12 includes:* Votes for Catharine, Susan and Me by Kathleen Ainslie
Heritage Auctions' Historical Manuscripts & Texana sale was led by an autograph letter signed by General George Armstrong Custer which went for $550,000.
The J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired a major group of photographs by the 20th century American photographer Irving Penn. via a donation from The Irving Penn Foundation.
Come Together: 3,000 Years of Stories and Storytelling is running at The Morgan Library & Museum focusing on the rich history of storytelling through 140 literary works and other objects from its own collection alongside loans.
The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association has expanded its national student book collecting competition to make it open to all young book collectors aged between 18-35.
Our monthly look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors.
A rare group of early aviation glass lantern slides documenting the pioneering long distance flights of Italian pilot Carlo Francesco 'Francis' Lombardi will go under the hammer at Roseberys London on March 11. The collection comprises approximately 200 gelatin silver glass slides, accompanied…
The Morgan Library & Museum has announced the appointment of Dr. Joshua O’Driscoll as Melvin R. Seiden Curator and Department Head of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts.O’Driscoll joined the Morgan as Assistant Curator of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in 2015 and was promoted to…
