Booksellers and Bibliophiles from all around the world descended on Oxford and London in early September to share their love of books and buy and sell rare books and manuscripts. The 44th ILAB Congress started properly on the 9th September with an impressive programme in and around Oxford, which...
The late author Roald Dahl is responsible for some of the best-loved children’s books of our time. The man behind such whimsical and fantastic favourites as Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and more has had an enduring impact on the worlds of children’s fiction and print...
The Grolier Club in New York City, America’s oldest and largest society for bibliophiles, will present a special exhibition of the daring and influential work of the British artist Aubrey Beardsley, on the anniversary of his 150th birthday. Aubrey Beardsley, 150 Years Young, on view from September...
For over 30 years Tony Fothergill of Ken Spelman Books in York has been working on a vast bibliography of United Kingdom published drawing books, from the 16th century to 1900.
The germ of this idea came from some 'rather good lunches' during the ABA Park Lane Book Fairs between Tony Fothergill and...
This year ILAB is hosting another symposium examining issues affecting the world of antiquarian books today in Oxford, the great city of books and learning, following the very successful symposium held at the Grolier Club in New York in 2019. It will take place at the Weston Library Lecture Hall at...
First Editions, Second Thoughts: An Auction to Benefit English PEN is a landmark literary auction from London - Christie's, taking place online from 28 June - 12 July comprising First Edition books and works of art from contemporary artists and authors, each of which has been uniquely annotated,...
At The Book Collector we know a lot about the phenomenon of a character in a novel taking over the world. Ian Fleming, our founder, set up The Book Collector in the same year he created James Bond exactly 70 years ago and it is undeniable that Bond is still a much-admired hero. This week, however,...
Colnaghi in London is currently holding an exhibition called Forbidden Fruit which will be on view on their Bury Street premises in St James's until the 24th June 2022. It is always good to see books included in art exhibitions and this one prominently features a Book of Hours and a letter next to...
Charting a 50 year friendship, an unfolding drama in the history of collecting.
Strawberry Hill House is showing its latest In Focus exhibition until 24 July 2022; The Grand Tour: The Two Horaces and the Court of Florence.
The exhibition is inspired by three volumes of Studio d'architettura civile sopra gli ornamenti di porte, e finestre .. tratte da alcune fabbriche insigni...