Fine Books News: Recent

This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections…
A new exhibition at Howard Greenberg Gallery presents nearly 40 photographs from Brassaï’s…
News
A total of 47 grants totaling $6,510,701 have been awarded to projects in 27 states and the District of Columbia to improve public access to historical records by the National Archives. The grants program is carried out through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)…
Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Kathryn Reuter of the University of Iowa: What is your role at your institution? 
Exhibit
Artworks, rare books and artifacts documenting the beginnings of avian study in the U.S. feature in the new exhibition at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Illuminating Birds: Drawing as a Way of Knowing draws on the collections of the Academy which houses one of the largest…
Heritage Auctions is seeking a Rare Books Cataloguer and Writer to join its dedicated team of bibliophiles. The successful applicant will be crucial in preserving and showcasing Heritage Auctions' collection of rare and valuable books. They will research and write descriptions for incoming…
News
The DC Public Library has announced that the exhibit Imagining the Future - Leonardo da Vinci: In the Mind of an Italian Genius featuring 12 original Leonardo da Vinci drawings from the Codex Atlanticus will be on display at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Presented by Confindustria,…
Auctions
An extremely rare Charles Dickens signed presentation first edition, first impression of his travelogue American Notes for General Circulation will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders on May 25.
Two gardens at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show running this week in London celebrate the importance of books and reading. In the Balcony Gardens category, The Doorstep Library Garden: Words Take You Places celebrates the community-focused children's literacy charity Doorstep Library.…
There are a few lots of books amongst the 209 lots of the Collection of Olivia de Haviland, offered at Bonhams on Tuesday, May 23 (roughly lots 27 through 75). These are mostly being sold as large group lots.
Auctions
Christie’s will present The Collection of Donna Summer in an online sale next month, open for bidding June 15 through June 29. Ahead of the sale the singer-songwriter’s personal collection will be showcased in a curated exhibition and sale at Christie’s Rockefeller Center in the heart of New…
The Folio Society is publishing a limited anniversary edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and is offering buyers the chance to receive set number 42 of 750. Douglas Adam’s trilogy in five parts will be published on May 23 in a set featuring more than 70 illustrations …