Fine Books News: Recent
A century after Sir James Roberts gifted Haworth Parsonage to the Brontë Society it has announced…
Of the 138 lots covering the history of science at PBA Galleries' August 28 auction are 18 related…
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The Jackie Kay archive runs to 34 boxes of material that offers a unique insight into Kay’s life and writing and a record of her personal journey including personal letters, manuscripts of poems, novels, short stories, plays, diaries and press articles, as well as schoolbooks and university writing…
Swann Galleries' Fine Books sale on October 24 includes three original letters written by Louisa May Alcott to a friend of her deceased youngest sister May, as well as the final tranche of material from the collection of bibliophile and collector Ken Rapoport.
Chiswick Auctions sells 296 lots of Photographica on Wednesday, October 23, including the deluxe "Museum Edition" of 21st: The Journal of Contemporary Photography (1998–2004), expected to sell for £5,000–7,000. A copy of the deluxe edition of MacLean Gander's poem The New City, with photographs by…
This week's Rare Book of the Week comes from The Age of Exploration, the third and final catalogue from the David Parsons collection, recently launched as a joint offering by Peter Harrington, the New Haven-based William Reese Company and
The British Library and CBRE Global Workplace Solutions have commissioned Naked Energy to deliver the UK’s largest solar heat project to accelerate the public building’s transition to renewable energy.The installation comprises 950 solar collectors across 712.5m2 of the library’s…
Sotheby’s' recent Ansel Adams: A Legacy - Photographs from the Meredith Collection featured a comprehensive selection of Ansel Adams’ most significant images, from his views of Yosemite Valley to his abstract studies of the Pacific Coast. Highlights included:
The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair has announced its special events and talks programs at this year’s fair, a three-day event celebrating the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America’s 75th anniversary.
A signed collection of J. R. R. Tolkien's four most celebrated works, comprising The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, has sold for $61,599 at RR Auction's recent Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction.Other highlights included:
University Archives' Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books features more than 485 lots including a set of presidential signatures from George Washington to Barack Obama, all signed as President, from 1789 to 2010.
A presentation first edition of John Osborne’s seminal play Look Back in Anger will go under the hammer at Chiswick Auctions next month, including an original draft page for the beginning of Act 1.The lot is expected to bring £3,000 - £4,000 as part of the November 28 sale of Books and Works on…
