Fine Books & Collections

Charlotte Brontë, Bennett Cerf, and Henry D. Thoreau Letters: February Books Roundup Our monthly look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors.

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International Women’s Day: Five Rare Books for Collectors Highlights of Peter Harrington's new catalogue To the Last Scratch of Ink: The Lives and Literature of Women to mark International Women’s Day on March 8 includes:* a first edition of Toni Morrison’s ...

International Women’s Day: Five Rare Books for Collectors
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$1m Estimate for Frank Frazetta Cover Artwork for Edgar Rice Burroughs Novel Propstore will offer Frank Frazetta’s handpainted Captive Princess at its Spring Entertainment Memorabilia auction later this month.Taking place March 25–27, the headlining original artwork has an est...

$1m Estimate for Frank Frazetta Cover Artwork for Edgar Rice Burroughs Novel
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Entries Open for Tenth and Final Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize Honey & Wax Booksellers is now welcoming entries for its 10th annual book collecting prize for women and announced that this will be its last year of operation.A cash award of $1,000 will be made for ...

Entries Open for Tenth and Final Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize
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This argues that we should not give away our creative industries' output to US tech companies.

It seems obvious when you say it, doesn't it.

Fundraising Underway to Safeguard Writer Sylvia Townsend Warner's Archives 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 ...

Fundraising Underway to Safeguard Writer Sylvia Townsend Warner's Archives
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TEFAF Maastricht 2026 Preview TEFAF Maastricht returns later this month running March 14–19 and showcasing rare books and manuscripts from dealers around the world.Highlights from Dr. Jörn Günther Rare Books include:

TEFAF Maastricht 2026 Preview
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Women's Suffrage: Five Rare Books for Collectors 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

Women's Suffrage: Five Rare Books for Collectors
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King James I, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington Lead Autographs Sale 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...

King James I, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington Lead Autographs Sale
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"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."

Getty Acquires Photographer Irving Penn’s 'Cuzco' Work 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.

Getty Acquires Photographer Irving Penn’s Cuzco Work
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Post-Washita General Custer Letter Sold at Auction for $550,000 Heritage Auctions' Historical Manuscripts & Texana sale was led by an autograph letter signed by General George Armstrong Custer which went for $550,000.

Post-Washita General Custer Letter Sold at Auction for $550,000
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ABA National Book Collecting Prize 2026 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.

ABA National Book Collecting Prize 2026
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New Morgan Exhibition Explores the History of Storytelling 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 ...

New Morgan Exhibition Explores the History of Storytelling
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Unseen Early Italian Aviation Photography to Auction 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...

Unseen Early Italian Aviation Photography to Auction
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Joshua O’Driscoll Appointed Head of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts at The Morgan 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 ...

Joshua O’Driscoll Appointed Head of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts at The Morgan
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Charlotte Brontë, Bennett Cerf, and Henry D. Thoreau Letters: February Books Roundup Our monthly look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors.

Charlotte Brontë, Bennett Cerf, and Henry D. Thoreau Letters: February Books Roundup
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Unseen Doodles by Queen Elizabeth II to Auction A handwritten letter written by Queen Elizabeth II as a child is estimated to sell for £4,000 when it appears at Hansons tomorrow.The one-page note is addressed to the head housemaid at Royal Lodge in...

Unseen Doodles by Queen Elizabeth II to Auction
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Legerdemain: Five Rare Books for Collectors Highlights of Potter & Potter Auctions' Literature of Legerdemain auction featuring the collection of magic bibliographer Stephen Forrester include:* Kellar in His Latest Mystery. Self DecapitationSto...

Legerdemain: Five Rare Books for Collectors
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Senate House Library Named as Official Charity Partner for Firsts London Senate House Library will be the official Charity Partner for Firsts London 2026.Senate House Library will be curating a stand at Firsts that showcases its various collections charting social and poli...

Senate House Library Named as Official Charity Partner for Firsts London
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Getty's Egyptian Book of the Dead Exhibition Returns The J. Paul Getty Museum’s The Egyptian Book of the Dead exhibition will return next month to showcase the Getty collection of ancient Egyptian manuscripts inscribed with spells and illustrated scenes...

Getty's Egyptian Book of the Dead Exhibition Returns
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Stevenson Lecture 2026 is 'Richard Oswald’s Library: Slavery, Collecting, and the Invention of Rare Books' Shakespeare specialist Professor Emma Smith from the University of Oxford will give the 2026 Stevenson Lecture tomorrow at Senate House in London on the subject Richard Oswald’s Library: Slavery, Coll...

Stevenson Lecture 2026 is Richard Oswald’s Library: Slavery, Collecting, and the Invention of Rare Books
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New York International Antiquarian Book Fair Returns for 66th Edition The ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (NYIABF) will return to the Park Avenue Armory in New York City from April 30 through May 3, 2026.More than 170 exhibitors from around the world, ...

New York International Antiquarian Book Fair Returns for 66th Edition
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Illustrated Edition of First Cookbook Written by an American Heads PBA Galleries Sale The 1796 edition of Amelia Simmons' American Cookery, or, The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and Vegetables... is regarded as the first cookery book published in the US by an American author, ...

Illustrated Edition of First Cookbook Written by an American Heads PBA Galleries Sale
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First Book Printed in the Republic of Texas Heads Texana Auction An 1837 English translation of Santa Anna's second-in-command's account of his conduct in the Texas Revolution will go under the hammer at Heritage Auctions' Februarty 26 Historical Manuscripts & Texa...

First Book Printed in the Republic of Texas Heads Texana Auction
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Karsh's Apollo 11, Cabinet Cards, and 'The People of India': The Week in Rare Books 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.

Karsh's Apollo 11, Cabinet Cards, and The People of India: The Week in Rare Books
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Gil Evans's Jazz Archive Acquired by Library of Congress The Library of Congress has acquired the complete collection of music manuscripts of jazz bandleader, arranger, pianist and composer Gil Evans.

Gil Evans's Jazz Archive Acquired by Library of Congress
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Future of Priceless 'Haud Nominandum' LGBTQ+ Collection Secured A £250,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund will ensure access to a unique historic archive of LGBTQ+ literature held at Senate House Library in London.

Future of Priceless 'Haud Nominandum' LGBTQ+ Collection Secured
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£279,800 Death Bed Photo Tops Oscar Wilde Sale At Bonhams’ sale of material relating to the life of Oscar Wilde the top lot was the last photograph of the writer on his death bed on November 30 1900 by Gilbert Maurice which sold for £279,800 follw...

£279,800 Death Bed Photo Tops Oscar Wilde Sale
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