Rendezvous Projects CIC have been awarded a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for their project ‘Lightboxes and Lettering; Printing Industry Heritage in East London’.
Printing – including lithography, silkscreen, and letterpress – has been an important industry in East London for many years....
In Spring 2020 a unique little space will be reopened to the public in New York city...
Some months ago, on its front and inner pages, The New York Times devoted many column inches to this unusual museum on Cortland Alley in the TriBeCa area which occupies 36 square feet. Its name is the Mmuseumm. ...
The V&A have launched an innovative digital portal as part of their Culture in Crisis Programme, connecting individuals and organisations behind key cultural heritage projects with potential sponsors and collaborators.
This free online resource demonstrates the V&A’s commitment to protecting the...
The Autumn sale on Monday 19th November at Drouot auction house in Paris was punctuated by several highlights, the stand-out being the highly anticipated miniature manuscript by Charlotte BRONTË (1816-1855).
Written in 1830, when she was just 14 years old, the tiny magazine packs 4000 words across...
The iconic London Tube Map has been transformed.
In a bid to capture the imagination of London's locals and tourists, and to showcase the city's rich literary history, In The Book have been messing around with the map of London's underground trainline, replacing each station with the title of a...
A uniquely substantial and significant series of letters exchanged between Ian Fleming and the great love of his life, Ann (“Darling Darling Baby”, “Dear Monkey”, “Darling Pig”), will be offered for sale at Sotheby’s in December 2019.
The correspondence chronicles two decades of their lives from...
Shapero Rare Books is delighted to present an exhibition of new works by Sir Quentin Blake this November. Anthology of Readers is comprised of sixty pen, ink & watercolour drawings, all of which affectionately caricature people who love books.
Famous for his work with Roald Dahl — providing...
As Ketterer Kunst reaches its 65th year, the renowned European auction house is celebrating with a number of special anniversary auctions.
Of particulary interest is their Rare Book Auction scheduled for 25th November which will feature, among other treasures, a Fust-Schöffer Bible from 1462 which...
Editor’s Note: Fifty years ago, on Christmas Eve, this man, who was remarkable by the standards of even the most obsessive book collectors, died in the fullness of his years. The means to indulge his passion came from beer, the Kemp Town brewery in Brighton. What made his achievement extraordinary...