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$5m Joel ben Simeon Mahzor Leads Major Judaica Auction
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (176+ words) Items from the Magnificent Judaica sale at Sotheby's. An illustrated mahzor created in Italy circa 1475 by Joel ben Simeon and estimated at $3m–$5m is among the highlights of the upcoming Magnificent Judaica sale at Sotheby's. The December 17 auction will feature a…...
New 'Winnie-the-Pooh at 100' Exhibition Opens at NYPL
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (186+ words) Fine Books Magazine For book news, special columns, auction reports, events, and more. New 'Winnie-the-Pooh at 100' Exhibition Opens at NYPL The original Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, and Tigger on permanent display at The Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public…...
Stoker, Wells, and Poe Feature at Potter & Potter Auctions
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (253+ words) Sponsored by Potter & Potter Horror, mystery, and science fiction high spots lead the way at the November 2026 Potter & Potter sale Autumn Chills: Fine Horror and Mystery Literature. Auction highlights include a first edition, first printing of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, a…...
Rare First Edition of 'The Lost World' Plus Sidney Paget's Waistcoat to Auction
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (350+ words) finebooksmagazine.com For book news, special columns, auction reports, events, and more. Rare First Edition of The Lost World Plus Sidney Paget's Waistcoat to Auction First English edition of The Lost World in original dust jacket Only the second known…...
Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, and Winston Churchill Feature in Rare Autographs Auction
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (286+ words) Fine Books Magazine For book news, special columns, auction reports, events, and more. Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, and Winston Churchill Feature in Rare Autographs Auction A George Washington letter signed, dated May 22, 1779 from military headquarters at Middlebrook, New Jersey, to Brigadier…...
Le Feu Follet's Adélaïde Carton on the Rare Book Trade in France
1+ week, 4+ day ago (473+ words) Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Adélaïde Carton of Le Feu Follet – Edition-Originale in Paris, France: How did you get started in rare books? Completely by chance. I had quickly tired of excavation sites after just a few…...
Wordsworth Trust Acquires Three of the Poet's Letters
1+ week, 5+ day ago (307+ words) Fine Books Magazine For book news, special columns, auction reports, events, and more. Wordsworth Trust Acquires Three of the Poet's Letters Part of the Wordsworth letter acquisition The Wordsworth Trust, which operates Wordsworth Grasmere and Dove Cottage, has acquired three…...
Apport Used Books's Ben Roylance on Ufology, Eugenia Macer-Story, and Percy Grainger
1+ week, 5+ day ago (394+ words) Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Ben Roylance, proprietor of Apport Used Books in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. How did you get started in rare books? When did you open Apport and what do you specialize in? I opened the…...
Ernest Hemingway's "Best Book" Letter and Harry Potter First Edition to Auction
2+ week, 4+ day ago (167+ words) Fine Books Magazine For book news, special columns, auction reports, events, and more. Ernest Hemingway's "Best Book" Letter and Harry Potter First Edition to Auction Ernest Hemingway typed letter, signed, referencing his 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls Hemingway addressed…...
Charles Dickens's Summer Holiday Letters Go On Show
2+ week, 4+ day ago (329+ words) Charles Dickens to Thomas Beard, Devonshire Terrace, June 21, 1849 (detail) The Charles Dickens Museum today reveals the author's views on summer in the city, his favourite holidays and ingenious efforts to cool off during a hot British summer. Running through September…...