Fine Books News: Recent

The winner of the 2026 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize is Darby Ronning for The Alldera…
The British Library has announced it has acquired the archive of novelist, short story writer, and…
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This week's Rare Book of the Week, the Flushing Remonstrance, one of the earliest exercises of religious liberty in New York, is only on view for a very limited period. 
Book Fairs
The ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (NYIABF) has returned to the Park Avenue Armory for its 65th edition in New York City to set various new records. 
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RR Auction's April Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale features nearly 700 lots including a whimsical but powerful sketch of a bull by Pablo Picasso.
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The U.S. Postal Service will unveil its new Goodnight Moon stamps on May 2 as part of an event leading up to Children’s Book Week (May 5-11). Published by Harper & Brothers in 1947, Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (1910–1952) began its rise in popularity in the 1950s, in…
Auctions
Marking the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution, Bonhams is offering a selection of rare and important documents from that pivotal moment in history at its Fine Books & Manuscripts sale running until April 8.
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Bainbridge Island Museum of Art’s (BIMA) popular DogEar Festival returns April 4-6, a celebration of all things related to the art forms of artists' Books and printmaking.Open free to the public, the immersive three-day event will again bring together artists, community, curators, scholars, and…
Fairs
Highlights from the Bernard Quaritch, Whitmore Rare Books, and Langdon Manor Books dedicated catalogues 65th New York International Antiquarian Book Fair running April 3-6 include:
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BIBLIO has announced its new partnership with Antikvariat.net, a professional trade consortium consisting of Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish antiquarian booksellers. 
Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Nils Dickmann proprietor of Ballard Books in Seattle:How did you get started in rare books?
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Peter Harrington is making its first international foray from London to New York with the opening of a flagship gallery at 35 East 67th Street, just off Madison Avenue.