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Literary London Conference 2023 Registration Opens
The theme of this year's Literary London Conference is ‘Fashioning London: Streets, Styles and Storytelling' and runs at Devon House on campus at
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Five Rare Books for Collectors: Fore-edge painting
Highlights from Jeff Weber Rare Books' latest catalogue,
vintage detective work
Bodies From The Library Golden Age of Detective Fiction Conference Tickets
The eighth annual Bodies From The Library conference at the British Library takes place on June 24 and there's still time to obtain last minute tickets.
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York Antiquarian Book Seminar 2023 Applications Open
Applications for the ninth York Antiquarian Book Seminar (YABS) 2023 are now open, offering the chance to learn about the rare book trade from some of the b
Menu for Mark Twain’s seventieth birthday with illustrated characters from his book and a photograph of the author
100 Years of the American Menu
Henry Voigt believes we are what we eat.
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Global Bloomsday Celebration
It's Bloomsday today and there are celebrations going on around the wo
The 7 Book Blogs of Jerry Morris
"I love researching the provenance of my books", wrote bibliophile and blogger Jerry Morris in his 2014 blog post 'Some Auspicious Biblio-Sleuthing", a mission statement that shines from every page…
Presidents' Books, Lexicography, and The Best-Read Army in New Grolier Exhibitions
The Fall 2023-Spring 2024 Grolier Club exhibition schedule offers an intriguing range of displays from bookbindings and translation to detective fiction a
Engraved pattern book of cast brass furniture fittings and other hardware
Five Rare Books for Collectors: House and Home
Highlights from James Cummins Bookseller's latest catalogue
Tolkien discusses his hobbitness in this letter
Tolkien Letters On His Own Hobbitness and the Creation of The Lord of the Rings at Bonhams
A series of letters from J.R.R.