Nicholas Basbanes
Columnist at Fine Books & Collections Magazine
Independent Writer at Freelance
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finebooksmagazine.com | Nicholas Basbanes
The Reading Agency's Quick Read giveaway at Waterstones Bradford for World Book Night The Reading Agency’s State of the Nation in Adult Reading 2025 report released for World Book Day today indicates a growing reading crisis among adults who report distraction as one of the most common barriers to reading for pleasure in the UK.
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finebooksmagazine.com | Nicholas Basbanes
Sotheby's' auction dedicated solely to all four Shakespeare Folios will mark the first time they have been offered as a single lot since 1989. The set, which will be offered in London on May 23 with an estimate of £3.5 – £4.5 million, was brought together in 2016, but the First, Third, and Fourth Folios have been together since around 1800 when they were purchased separately by Sir George Augustus William Shuckburgh-Evelyn.
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finebooksmagazine.com | Nicholas Basbanes
Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Anderson, presentation copy for Peter Koch in original wappers Inscribed first edition books by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, and more than 35 association copies as well as autograph letters and original artworks created for some of his most famous stories are going under the hammer at Bonhams' online auction running until April 29. The 90 lots on offer come from the personal collection of American bookseller and children's book specialist. Justin G. Schiller.
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finebooksmagazine.com | Nicholas Basbanes
Where the Wild Things Are, New York, Harper & Row, 1963. First edition, first state, from the author’s library. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000. More than 100 works by artists who inspired illustrator Maurice Sendak as well as almost 30 original works by Sendak himself will go under the hammer at Christie's. Maurice Sendak, Artist, Collector, Connoisseur includes a live auction on June 10 which would have been Sendak’s 97th birthday, and an online auction May 29 - June 10.
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finebooksmagazine.com | Nicholas Basbanes
Hand-edited manuscript leaf by Henry David Thoreau for Cape Cod An original hand-edited manuscript leaf by Henry David Thoreau for his work Cape Cod will be offered by Nate D. Sanders Auctions on April 24, 2025.
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Delighted to have been invited to contribute a piece to @BookCollectoruk which is running in two sections. Part II to follow in the Winter Issue. @VickyWilsonBook @AAKnopf #basbanes #books https://t.co/vNqTgI9Qof https://t.co/Bwx5Z1u5IQ
.#CrossofSnow was selected by @MassBook, an affiliate of @librarycongress, for its 21st annual #mustread long list for the Massachusetts Book Award. Winner to be announced in the fall. @VickyWilsonBook @AAKnopf @humanitiesmag @finebooks #Basbanes https://t.co/LJWXNgEnkN https://t.co/eTMLzPpikS
The lead #BookReview in today's @TheTLS is a perceptive consideration of #CrossofSnow by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, professor @magdalenoxford and expert on 19th-century literature. #gratitude #longfellow #poetry @VickyWilsonBook https://t.co/D4Y77daGHN