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Bonhams - Books and Manuscripts

2012/02/12

One of the few surviving Georgian auction houses in London, Bonhams was set up in 1793 when Thomas Dodd, a renowned antique print dealer, joined forces with the book specialist Walter Bonham. Today Bonhams is one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. The Bonhams name is recognised worldwide throughout all sectors of the fine art, antiques and collectors' market, with offices and salesrooms in London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Sydney, Paris, Hong Kong, and Dubai.

Rick Gekoski: Book Collecting in Modern Times

2012/02/14

The first in the new series of seminars organised jointly by the Institute of English Studies (London University) and the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association (ABA). Widely known as a compelling and highly articulate speaker, brimming with anecdote and reminiscence, Rick Gekoski will reflect on the major patterns of book collecting over his thirty years in the rare book trade, the notion of value in these matters, and many another thing.

Bonhams - Books, Maps & Prints

2012/02/16

Bloomsbury Book Auctions - Oils, Watercolours, Drawings, Prints & Posters

2012/02/16

Bloomsbury Auctions is the world's leading auction house of rare books and manuscripts, ranging from Incunabula (books printed before 1500) right through to Harry Potter. Specialities are: Travel & Topography, Natural History & Sport, English Literature & History, Continental Literature & History, Manuscripts & Autograph Letters, Modern First Editions, Children's & Illustrated Private Press, Art, Architecture & Bibliography, Science & Medicine, Hebraica & Judaica. Bloomsbury has regular auctions throughout the year, whether general sales (offering a variety of subjects and price-ranges), single owner sales, or the more specialist sales with emphasis on specific areas of interests.

PBA Galleries - Fine Americana

2012/02/16

PBA Galleries is one of the largest and most successful specialty auction houses world-over. Devoted to books, works on paper and related arts, PBA conducts approximately twenty-five gallery auctions a year and continuous live auctions of rare books, manuscripts, autographs, maps, atlases, prints and photographs.

Christie's - Hockney on Paper

2012/02/17

Christie’s is a name and place that speaks of extraordinary art, unparalleled service and expertise. Founded in 1766 by James Christie, Christie's conducted the greatest auctions of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, and today remains a popular showcase for the unique and the beautiful. Christie’s offers over 450 sales annually in over 80 categories, including all areas of fine and decorative arts, jewelry, photographs, collectibles, wine, and more. Prices range from $200 to over $80 million.

Works on Paper from Five Centuries

2012/02/17

Including paintings, watercolours, drawings and prints as well as maps, views and illustrated books. The auction house Winterberg has been founded in 1970 by Arno Winterberg. Since 1993 has been is headed in second generation by Dr. Thilo Winterberg. In Germany it is one of a few auction houses instructing professional . According to our tradition, the house distinguishes itself in seriousness, expertise, experience and expert knowledge.

Bonhams - Modern Prints & the St. Ives School

2012/02/22

Swann Galleries - Art, Press & Illustrated Books

2012/02/22

Swann Galleries was founded in 1941 as an auction house specializing in Rare Books. Today Swann has separate departments devoted to Photographs, Posters and Prints & Drawings, in addition to Books, Maps & Atlases and Autographs.

Bloomsbury Book Auctions - Literature, Manuscripts & Modern First Editions

2012/02/23

Swann Galleries - 100 Fine Photographs

2012/02/28

PBA Galleries - Fine & Rare Golf Books & Memorabilia

2012/03/01

10e Salon Européen du Livre Ancien de Colmar

2012/03/03

An antiquarian book fair of three regions: Alsace, Lorraine, Franche-Comté, and three frontiers: Germany, France, Switzerland, in a landscape full of history and culture devoted to the book.

Anita van Elferen: The Classical Period (17th and 18th Century)

2012/03/08

The second of four lectures of the SLAM Conferences 2012 will be held by Anita van Elferen on The Classical Period (17th and 18th Century Books).

Dominic Winter - Printed Books and Maps, British Topography, Vintage Photography and Photobooks, The Charlesworth Collection of Railway Tickets

2012/03/07

Founded in 1988, Dominic Winter Book Auctions has emerged as one of the world's leading specialist book auctioneers with a worldwide customer base. We hold over twenty auctions annually, our specialist subjects including sports books, travel & topography, aviation & military, maps & prints, childrens books, modern first editions, historical documents etc.

Edinburgh Book Fair

2012/03/09

The Edinburgh Book Fair represents an important union between the two preeminent national bookseller associations; established in 2004, this joint book fair has grown in popularity and scope over the years and is now one of the key Premier Book Fairs in the country. Centrally located on the historic Royal Mile between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace, split across the Canongate and Dunedin meeting rooms in the Radisson BLU Hotel, this 2-day event provides an excellent opportunity to see and buy a wide selection of rare, antiquarian and secondhand books, manuscripts, ephemera and artwork from some of the country's leading book-dealers.

Journées du livre ancien et de la bibliophilie en Auvergne

2012/03/09

The Chamalières Lions Club is pleased to announce the first Auvergne Antiquarian Book Fair to be held on 9th, 10th and 11th March 2012 at Chamalières, an important thermal town just outside Clermont-Ferrand, in the Massif-Central.In the geographical heart of France the area is famous for its extinct volcanoes, Romanesque architecture – and excellent cheese.

The three exhibition rooms of « Carrefour Europe » will welcome some forty international booksellers offering a wide range of antiquarian specialties : incunabula, rare books, first éditions, illustrated bindings, art books, travel, science, gastronomy, autographs, antiquarian maps, etc.

One room will present a wide range of book artisans : binders, book restorers, gilders, paper makers, typographers and publishers.

A second-hand book market will be organised outside the exhibition rooms, thus providing a wide range of possibilities for bargain-hunters as well as the specialist collector.

Natalie Galustian, Justin Croft, Simon Beattie and Jonathan Kearns: Book Collecting and the Web

2012/03/13

The second in the new series of ABA seminars organised jointly by the Institute of English Studies (London University) and the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association (ABA) will take the form of a round-table discussion given by some of the younger, more articulate and more digitally-savvy members of the rare book trade - Natalie Galustian (Natalie Galustian Rare Books), Justin Croft (Justin Croft Antiquarian Books ), Simon Beattie (Simon Beattie Rare Books) and Jonathan Kearns (Adrian Harrington Rare Books).

Sächsisches Auktionshaus - Books, Prints, Autographs

2012/03/17

Every year in March and at the same time as the Leipzig Book Fair, a special books and print auction is held in Leipzig.

Christie's - Books

2012/03/20

Hampel - Libraries, Art

2012/03/23

Hampel Fine Art Auctions belongs to the leading auction houses of Europe. It is located in the museum quarter of Munich and auctioneers high-quality objects of art of different categories.

International Autograph Auctions - Autographs

2012/03/24

IAA Ltd was established in 2005 and quickly gained the reputation of being Britain’s leading specialist auctioneers of autograph letters, signed photographs and historical documents. As well as selling many individual lots at £80-£100, we are also honoured to sell collections from £10,000 to £250,000.

Kyoto International Antiquarian Book Fair 2012 (ABAJ)

2012/03/23

This will be the first book fair in 21st Century hosted by The Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Japan (ABAJ) in Kyoto. The ABAJ members have been doing our best to make a success of the fair in spite of the hardship brought by the earthquake.

Bonhams - Fine Books, Maps and Manuscripts

2012/03/27

Stockholms Auktionsverk - Prints

2012/03/28

Stockholms Auktionsverk was founded in 1674, on the initiative of Baron Claes Rålamb, who was Governor of Stockholm at that time. As such, we are the oldest auction house in the world still operating today. In fact, we have sold items in styles now known as Baroque, Rococo and Gustavian while they were still contemporary. Our list of distinguished customers over the centuries features names such as King Karl XI, King Gustav III, our Swedish national bard Carl Michael Bellman, and authors August Strindberg and Selma Lagerlöf. Today, Stockholms Auktionsverk is a leading Nordic marketplace for art, crafts and antiques from a variety of ages and epochs.

Bonhams - Polar Sale: Scott and Amundsen Centenary

2012/03/30

Galerie Koller - Books, Prints

2012/03/30

Koller Auctions is one of the world's leading auction houses, with locations from London to Shanghai. The Zurich head office conducts four auctions annually, in March, June, September and December. Koller's Geneva branch holds two annual sales in November and May, specializing Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Design, as well as Books & Autographs, and Fine Wine.

Lyon and Turnbull / Freeman's - Photographs & Photobooks

2012/04/02

Established in Edinburgh in 1826, Lyon & Turnbull are Scotland's oldest firm of auctioneers. Lyon & Turnbull are now becoming identified on an international stage, setting world record prices for British and continental paintings along with outstanding results in other areas, such as jewellery, silver, furniture, ceramics, books and decorative arts.

Jean-Pierre Fouques: 19th Century Books

2012/04/05

The third of four lectures of the SLAM Conferences 2012 will be held by Jean-Pierre Fouques about "The Book in the 19th Century".

Christie's - Photographs

2012/04/06

Christie's - Photographs

2012/04/05

Ray Safford, Rare Bookman, from the Collection of Mark Tomasko

2012/02/16

More information: coming soon. - As part of its mission to promote the art and history of the book, the Grolier Club regularly hosts public lectures, events of other bookish organizations, and organizes exhibitions for the public.

Dominic Winter - Printed Books and Maps, Oriental Books, Manuscripts and Miniatures

2012/04/11

Bonhams - The Mapping and Discovery of America

2012/04/14

New York Antiquarian Book Fair (ABAA)

2012/04/12

"THE BEST BOOK FAIR IN THE WORLD" (Andy Rooney) - One of the biggest events of the year: More than 100 international dealers will showcase rare and fine books, maps and prints at the 52nd New York International Antiquarian Book Fair.

Bonhams - Fine Books and Manuscripts

2012/04/16

Bonhams - Printed Books and Maps

2012/04/17

Bonhams - Grosvenor School Prints

2012/04/17

Valerie Jackson-Harris: Collecting Ephemera

2012/04/17

The third in the new series of ABA seminars will be given by one of the most experienced and knowledgeable dealers in the area of printed ephemera, Valerie Jackson-Harris, Chairman of the Ephemera Society. Trading as Quadrille, Valerie has been dealing in ephemera for over 35 years. Her expertise has enabled museums, libraries and private collectors around the world to acquire rare and difficult to find items to complement their collections.

Dominic Winter - Birmingham Medical Institute: The Rare Book Collection 1500-1900

2012/04/18

Christie's - Vintage Posters, Vintage Film Posters

2012/04/17

Christie's - Prints

2012/04/19

Christie's - Travel, Science and Natural History

2012/04/25

Bonhams - Space History

2012/04/26

Torn in Two: The 150th Anniversary of the Civil War

2012/02/22

Salon International du Livre Ancien, Paris (SLAM)

2012/04/27

In June 1984, the Syndicat national de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne (SLAM) organised the first International Antiquarian Book Fair in Paris at the Conciergerie. In this historic location (once prison to Marie-Antoinette), the success was considerable. Paris became a regular destination for bibliophiles from all over the world. Since April 2007 the magnificent setting of the Grand Palais has been providing a unique occasion for the Salon International du Livre Ancien. In this most elegant venue and accompanied by high class exhibitions the Paris Fair is an exceptional cultural event and one of the most important market places for the rare book trade.

Bonhams - Chess

2012/05/01

Henri Vignes: 20th Century Books

2012/05/03

The fourth of four lectures of the SLAM Conferences 2012 will be held by Henri Vignes on 20th Century Books.

Edward Bayntun-Coward: Collecting Bindings

2012/05/08

The May seminar in the new book-collecting series organised jointly by the Institute of English Studies (London University) and the ABA Educational Trust will be given by Edward Bayntun-Coward, one of the rare book trade's most eloquent spokesmen, who owns and runs the George Bayntun bookshop in Bath, one of the world’s most famous bookshops and home to the Bayntun-Riviere bindery, which dates back to 1829.

Hartung & Hartung - Manuscripts, Rare and Valuable Books, Autographs, Prints

2012/05/07

Hartung & Hartung holds auctions twice a year in May and November, with a fine selection of manuscripts, autographs, prints, maps, atlases, first editions, illustrated books, especially on German literature, medicine and natural sciences.

Barcelona International Antiquarian Book Fair (AILA)

2012/05/10

The exhibitors, all ILAB affiliates, show treasures of the trade from incunabula to modern illustrated books at the beautiful Casa Batlló, which is in itself a masterpiece of architecture and a true gem of Catalan Modernism built by Antoni Gaudi from 1904 to 1906.

The Associación Ibéria de Librerias Anticuarias (AILA) hosts two important events of the bibliophile calendar, alternating between two amazing cities. In 2013 the fair will take place in Madrid (most likely during the second week of May).

Zisska & Schauer - Auction 59: Autographs, Manuscripts, Rare Books, Maps, Prints

2012/05/09

Zisska & Schauer's fields of specialization cover all the core areas – manuscripts; autograph letters and documents; incunabula; early woodcut books; medieval illuminated manuscripts; theology; natural history; bibliography; art history; history; literature; antique maps and atlases; travel; and topographical and decorative prints. The company places major emphasis on scholarly attention to detail and high standards of expertise in cataloguing rare antiquarian items. Each auction is accompanied by a comprehensive, fully illustrated catalogue containing detailed descriptions of the items offered for sale. These catalogues are characterized by their in-depth knowledge and bibliographic accuracy. They are compiled and researched by a team of experts who are able to draw on the resources of the company's extensive reference library and when necessary, the expertise of independent specialists.

Christie's - Photographs

2012/05/16

Burgersdijk & Niermans - Books

2012/05/15

Due to the flourishing business on the field of printing and publishing the firm Brill found it expedient to dispose of its auction activities and part of the antiquarian stock. Pieter Johannes Burgersdijk (1867-1915) and George David Niermans (1854-1920), former Brill employees, offered to take over these branches. They established their business on Nieuwsteeg 1 and appropriately restored the traditional name of the property, ‘Templum Salomonis’.

Bonhams - Photographs

2012/05/17

Bubb Kuyper - Books and Prints

2012/05/22

The largest specialized auctioneer of books and works on paper of the Netherlands, and one of the foremost companies in these fields in Western Europe.

55th London International Antiquarian Book Fair at Olympia (ABA)

2012/05/24

The Leading Destination for Bibliophiles and Collectors in Europe: The London International Antiquarian Book Fair at Olympia is organised by the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA).

At Olympia, visitors will find on sale an almost unparalleled array of books and related material, covering the vast range of collectors’ interests, from the genesis of printing in the 15th century to today: first, rare and fine editions in all areas of literature, the humanities and science, fine bindings, illustrated books, manuscripts, maps, prints, photography and associated ephemera.

Christie's - Russian Books

2012/05/29

Christie's - Pop Culture - Rock and Pop Film Memorabilia

2012/05/31

Through a Papermaker’s Eye: Artists’ Books from the Collection of Susan Gosin

2012/04/18

Lyonel Feininger: Photographs, 1928–1939

2012/03/30

Lyonel Feininger (1871–1956) is celebrated as a master of figurative painting, and a distinctive brand of cubism, but he also created a fascinating body of photographic work that is virtually unknown. Drawn primarily from the artist’s own collection (now at Harvard University), the exhibition focuses on Feininger’s rich and productive period between 1928 and the late 1930s, when the artist was experimenting with avantgarde photographic techniques. The photographs on show range from early atmospheric night views made at the Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau to bird’s-eye views of New York City.

Paul Goldman: Collecting Pre-Raphaelite Books and Illustration

2012/06/12

The 5th ABA Seminar will be held by Paul Goldman. Apart from being a distinguished dealer in rare books, Dr Paul Goldman is Honorary Professor at the Cardiff School of English, Communication, and Philosophy; a tutor in the MA in the History of the Book at London University (as well as at the London Rare Books School), and a former Assistant Keeper in the Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum.

Klittich-Pfankuch - Rare Books, Prints, and Chess

2012/06/22

Specialties: Local History - Military History - Prints - Atlases, Early Science, Natural History, Literature, Childrens Literature, Maps & Prints and Valuable Books of all subjects

Bonhams - Entertainment Memorabilia including Animation Art

2012/06/24

Bonhams - Books

2012/06/26

Bonhams - Entertainment Memorabilia

2012/06/27

Carl Williams: Collecting Counterculture

2012/07/10

This ABA Seminar will be given by Carl Williams of Maggs Brothers, one of the rare book trade's most engaging and offbeat characters – and one of its brightest. Carl Williams is a former runner and rare book dot-commer who studied Sociology and, later on, Diplomatic History at the LSE. He also worked as a curator on secondment to the Ludlow Santo Domingo Library in Geneva for about three years.

Aaron Burr Returns to New York: an Exhibit of Burr and His Contemporaries

2012/05/15

International Autograph Auctions - Autographs

2012/09/01

Open City: London, 1500-1700

2012/06/08

Over the course of two centuries, London changed from the capital of England, secure within its medieval walls, to a metropolitan seat of empire. Its population grew tenfold. Some urban developments were spurred by the dissolution of the monasteries, a royal decree that was both politically and religiously motivated. Also reshaping the city were natural tragedies, like repeated bouts of the plague or the Great Fire of 1666 that destroyed more than 13,000 homes, 86 churches, and over 400 acres in the heart of the city. The Folger exhibition "Open City" explores activities and pressures that altered Londoners’ sense of community, focusing on three types of institutions that touched everyday lives: church, theater, and market. Drawing on materials as disparate as deeds, diaries, engravings, and maps, Open City illustrates the impact of new ideas, new products, and new people in this rapidly growing capital city.

Julian Browning: Collecting Autographs and Manuscripts

2012/10/09

The October ABA Seminar will be given by Julian Browning of Julian Browning Autographs . An accomplished and entertaining speaker, with over thirty years experience in the antiquarian book and manuscript trade, Julian specializes in the sale of autograph letters, historical documents and manuscripts dating from about 1450 to 1950, with a particular focus on British and European history and literature. He rescues interesting letters by obscure and less well known names, as well as more significant letters and documents written or signed by famous historical figures.

22th Chelsea Antiquarian Book Fair 2012 (ABA)

2012/11/02

The friendliest and most approachable event of the antiquarian book fair calendar: If you are already in the trade, an existing collector, or simply curious about old, antiquarian, collectable books, maps and ephemera, then the Chelsea Antiquarian Book Fair at the Chelsea Old Town Hall is not to be missed.

Hartung & Hartung - Manuscripts, Rare and Valuable Books, Autographs, Prints

2012/11/05

Jolyon Hudson: Book Collecting - The Financial Nuts and Bolts

2012/11/13

In November the ABA Seminar will be given by Jolyon Hudson of Pickering & Chatto, who will try to demystify the Indian rope trick of the economics of the rare book trade – from the point of view of the dealer and the auctioneer as well as the collector.

Jolyon Hudson started as an auction porter in 1976, eventually becoming a director and auctioneer for Christie’s. In 1992 he left Christie's to become manager of Pickering & Chatto, who have been dealing in rare books for the best part of two centuries, and in 2006 he also became manager of Marlborough Rare Books.

Bubb Kuyper - Books and Prints

2012/11/20

The largest specialized auctioneer of books and works on paper of the Netherlands, and one of the foremost companies in these fields in Western Europe.

Roger Gaskell: Science, Illustration and the Royal Society

2012/12/11

The last ABA Seminar 2012 will be given by Roger Gaskell, leading dealer in rare and important books (and a few manuscripts) in a range of scientific, medical, and technical subjects, particularly books published before 1800.

His first job was dusting books in the basement of Galloway and Porter’s in Cambridge. After studying biochemistry at Bristol University, he worked for Bernard Quaritch in London, taking over the management of the science and medicine department in 1977. He joined Pickering and Chatto in 1981, when the firm, under the ownership of William Rees-Mogg, was merged with Dawsons of Pall Mall, one of the leading specialists in science and medicine. While at Pickering’s he set up and managed Pickering and Chatto (Publishers) Ltd., now a successful independent business. He became managing director at Pickering’s, as well as running the science and medicine department, before leaving in 1989 to set up Roger Gaskell Rare Books.

International Autograph Auctions - Autographs

2012/12/15