Alex Johnson

A unique copy of the first edition of Emma has been sold for £375,0
Virtual book fairs are here to stay, according to a leading promoter who has announced a new series of events.
The original drawings and manuscripts of 18th- and 19th-century female travel writers are in the spotlight at a historic property with strong links to
Two letters written by Jane Austen in which she discusses ending a flirtation with the possible inspiration for Mr.
A first edition copy of Pilote de Guerre by Antoine de Saint-Exupery inscribed to the muse for his novella The Little Prince is among a collection of association copies on show at
Projects around Britain are making available to the public rare manuscripts covering everything from medieval medicine to the earliest example of Scots Gaelic as well as Jewish diaspora material.
A new online project to make historic correspondence related to the founding of the Oxford English Dictionary freely available is now underway.
Wood engravings by one of Victorian England’s finest business partnerships, which illustrated some of the nineteenth-century’s best known works of literature, are on show at the British Museum.
Although funding for bookbinding courses in the UK is at a perilous level, a new traveling celebration of the finest i
If you’re interested in learning more about the rare book business, applications are still open for the annual York Antiquarian Book Seminar (YABS), w