When Quaritch turned 150 in 1997, The Book Collector published a 212-page special issue, guest edited by Richard Linenthal, which came out as an extra issue between the Autumn and Winter issue… those were the days when postage and printing costs allowed for such celebrations.
Last month Quaritch...
Last week was Frieze Week in London - well known for the flagship contemporary art fair organised by the Frieze team (who have created similar fairs in New York, LA and Seoul), but in London the fair also has a satellite called Frieze Masters, which hosts dealers showing art pieces ranging from...
Swann Galleries in New York will hold an Early Printed Books sale on Thursday 13th October that will include works from the Early Modern/Enlightenment period, starting with the Manny Coleman Collection, as well as publications on economics, science, medicine and travel, and will feature part two of...
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...
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...
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...
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,...