New Scots Scriever Appointed from Shetland

Claire White has been appointed as the Shaetlan Scriever and takes up a year-long residency with the National Library of Scotland this month.

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Morgan Library Awarded $2.5m to Make Historic Manuscripts Accessible

The Morgan Library & Museum has received a $2.5m grant from the Lilly Endowment's Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative to support The Morgan Illuminated, a major project that will expand acce...

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David Ruggles Prizewinner Anushmita Mohanty on Collecting Indian Literature

Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Anushmita Mohanty who won second place in the David Ruggles Book Collecting Prize in 2025.Where are you from / where do you live?I grew up in Ah...

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Benjamin Franklin's Ink-Stained Autobiography in New 'Damaged Goods' Exhibition

Damaged Goods on view in the Huntington Art Gallery’s first floor brings together books and document marked by natural processes, human error, and intentional acts of censorship.

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Dr. Wakefield's Labrador, 'Even a Dog Enlists', and 'Windowsill Daydreaming': 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.

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Colonel Sanders' Personal Planner Sold for $30,000 at Auction

The top-selling item at the auction of Colonel Harland Sanders' personal collection at the Claudia Sanders Dinner House in Shelbyville, Kentucky was Sanders' personal dandwritten datebook and working ...

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Homer, Emily Brontë, and Wordsworth’s Home: July Books Roundup

Our ongoing look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors this month.Declare: A Civic Gospel

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Original Noggin the Nog, Bagpuss, and Ivor the Engine Artwork to Auction

More than 400 pieces of original artwork by illustrator Peter Firmin for some of the UK's most popular children's characters including Bagpuss, Ivor the Engine, The Clangers, and Noggin the Nog come t...

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New Exhibition Focuses on Process of Creating Medieval Books

The Making of a Medieval Manuscript exhibition examining how medieval manuscripts were produced in Europe and the Mediterranean region opens at The J. Paul Getty Museum on August 4.It will feature Chr...

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Vintage Posters: Five Rare Posters for Collectors

Highlights of Swann Galleries' annual summer Vintage Posters auction on July 30 include:* Ernest Montaut, Cabanne - Nirouet (Ch. Wallac, Paris, c.1905)* Louis Charbonnier, Scala / La Danse des Jambes ...

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William L. Clements Librarian Maggie Vanderford on Frederick Douglass, AI, and literary worms

Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Maggie Vanderford, Librarian for Instruction and Engagement at William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan.What is your role at yo...

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Raymond Briggs's Personal Library Goes on Sale in Charity Shop

More than 1,000 books from the personal library of illustrator and author Raymond Briggs have gone on sale at Oxfam's bookshop in Hove.

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Manuscripts From Abraham Lincoln’s Law Offices to Auction

Abraham Lincoln’s handwritten autographed strategy blueprint for his 1858 Senate race against Stephen A. Douglas leads Heritage Auctions' The Alfred Orendorff Archive: Treasures from the Law Offices o...

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Albert Einstein’s Mathematical Notes to Auction

A Nikola Tesla letter on wireless telegraphy, Marilyn Monroe signed presentation photo, and a Bruce Lee signed program from the 1967 International Karate Championships in California will all join Albe...

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2026 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Makes History

39-year-old lawyer from Tampa Chris Dutton has become the first 'Young Hemingway' ever to win Sloppy Joe's Annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest.Dutton emerged from a field of 134 registered contestants...

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Colonel Sanders' Personal Working Planner Leads KFC Founder's Auction

A comprehensive collection of personal Colonel Harland Sanders memorabilia including his personal recipe cards comes to auction on July 28 at Claudia Sanders Restaurant in Shelbyville, Kentucky.Many o...

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Longest Running Antiquarian Book Seminar Returns

The Antiquarian Book School Foundation has announced the return of the 2026 CABS-Minnesota Antiquarian Book Seminar, the longest running training program for antiquarian booksellers in the United Stat...

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Oor Wullie and the Broons 90th Anniversary Marked by New Exhibition

The National Library of Scotland and publishers DC Thomson are celebrating the 90th anniversary of Scotland’s popular longstanding comic strip icons Oor Wullie and The Broons this weekend with pop-up ...

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Rare First Edition of Robert Burns’ 'Kilmarnock' Goes on Display

Printed in Kilmarnock by John Wilson during the summer of 1786 and published on July 21, 1786, the first edition of Robert Burns' Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect known as the 'Kilmarnock' introd...

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Oldest Book in Australia Flies in to Melbourne Rare Book Fair

The 2026 Melbourne Rare Book Fair hosted by the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers will bring together leading rare book experts and dealers at the largest antiquarian b...

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New Landmark Book on Agatha Christie's Life and Work to Accompany Major Exhibition

British Library Publishing will publish Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery exploring the writer's life and legacy in October to accompany the British Library’s major exhibition of the same name focus...

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Bath Book Fair Returns

Bath Book Fair returns to Bath Pavilion later this week co-hosted by the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association and the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association.The two-day event will run July 31-August...

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The Last Spike, Devil's Gate, and Beaumarchais Expedition Document: 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.

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Billy Haines Vintage Gelatin Silver Prints to Auction

Bonhams' upcoming sale of items from the Brentwood residence of William 'Billy' Haines includes a group of vintage gelatin silver print portraits of Haines at home alongside some of Hollywood's bigges...

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JFK Autographs, Photographs, Ephemera, and Stamps to Auction

The third part of JG Autographs's online Collecting Camelot: The Kennedy Legacy auction features 550 lots of autographs, photographs, ephemera, and artifacts relating to John F. Kennedy, Jackie, and t...

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Jane Austen Society of North America Donates 'Sanditon' First Edition to Chawton House

Chawton House has acquired a first edition of Jane Austen's Sanditon, three handwritten letters by bestselling 19th century novelist Jane Porter, and materials from other 19th-century women writers fr...

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'The Story of America in 7 Books' New Literary Series Launched

The New York Historical has announced the launch of The Story of America in 7 Books, part of its ongoing commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. Beginning this fal...

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New 'Beautiful Books' Exhibition Showcases 200 Years of Jane Austen Publishing History

A new permanent exhibition charting more than 200 years of Jane Austen publishing history has opened at Jane Austen's House in Chawton.

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J.M. Barrie's 'Peter Pan' House Up for Sale

Lobswood Manor, the house in which J.M. Barrie first began his story of Peter Pan, is on the market for £1.25m.

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