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Lewis Carroll: A Rare and Wondrous Rabbit Hole

3 weeks ago | finebooksmagazine.com | Nicholas Basbanes

Left: Emily Prime Delafield, Alice in Wonderland: A Play (1898). Right: An 1886 program for Alice in Wonderland: A Musical Dream Play at the Prince of Wales’s Theatre. Jon contacted Christ Church in July 2024 to offer us his collection, and we were thrilled at the prospect of adding such a stellar collection to the holdings already at Christ Church. Jon had developed this collection over several decades, and it had long been recognized as one of the best in private hands.
How Poisonous Books Are Being Detected

3 weeks ago | finebooksmagazine.com | Nicholas Basbanes

Ortiz Miranda described examining a late-18th-century book that had a curious use of green in its religious illustrations, such as on chalices and halos. The verdant color is frequently a sign of arsenic. She instead found these sections were intended to appear gold, but the metal alloy of copper and zinc had degraded. Yet arsenic was present and, strangely, not only in the green areas.
Collector Nicholas Royle Retraces the Journeys of His Books

3 weeks ago | finebooksmagazine.com | Nicholas Basbanes

Book collector Nicholas Royle—whose trilogy on the subject will be complete when Finders, Keepers is published by Salt next spring—is not simply interested in the volumes he gathers. He’s also fascinated by the things he discovers inside them. “The three books are linked by an endless curiosity for the things I find in secondhand books,” said the British novelist and book editor.
A New Look at Letterlocking: Secrets Sealed in Paper

3 weeks ago | finebooksmagazine.com | Nicholas Basbanes

The new letterlocking book is both a foundational text and a hands-on guide, featuring over 300 diagrams and a dictionary of sixty technical terms. The authors believe deeply in “learning by doing” and invite readers to create their own models. “The main reason you should give this a go is because it’s fun,” said Smith.
Only Known Photographs of Ada Lovelace to Auction: Estimate £120,000

3 weeks ago | finebooksmagazine.com | Nicholas Basbanes

The only known photographs of mathematician and early computer programmer Ada Lovelace will go under the hammer next week at Bonhams' Fine Books, Maps & Manuscripts online sale.
PBA Galleries

3 weeks ago | finebooksmagazine.com | Nicholas Basbanes

Photography & Fine Art, Fine Press & Fine Bindings - with Natural History & MountaineeringSale #840Nearly 350 lots including photographs, photobooks, fine art, prints, art books, works of the fine press, fine bindings, natural history, and mountaineering. Featured are collections of the Nazraeli Press One Picture Book series, photogravures by Edward S. Curtis, and artists’ books by Ed Ruscha.
Louisiana Purchase Portfolio on Display and to Auction

3 weeks ago | finebooksmagazine.com | Nicholas Basbanes

Louisiana Purchase Portfolio at Sotheby's A green leather portfolio, believed to have housed the documents relating to the Louisiana Purchase and exhibited only once before in the United States nearly two decades ago, goes on public view at Sotheby’s New York today until June 11. It is being showcased alongside other Napoleonic treasures from the private collection of Pierre-Jean Chalençon before the sale on June 25 at Sotheby's Paris.
13th Century Trilingual Dictionary, 'The Red Book of Bath', and 'The Form of Living' Acquired by British Library

3 weeks ago | finebooksmagazine.com | Nicholas Basbanes

News | Trilingual Dictionary, Psalter and Hebrew Grammar The British Library has acquired five exceptional medieval manuscripts from the private library at Longleat House, providing fresh insight into Jewish-Christian relations, the administration of a medieval town, theological debates, and medieval devotional art.
A Lively Mind: Jane Austen at 250

3 weeks ago | finebooksmagazine.com | Nicholas Basbanes

A Lively Mind immerses viewers in the inspiring story of Jane Austen’s authorship and her gradual rise to international fame. Iconic artifacts from Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, England join manuscripts, books, and artworks from the Morgan, as well as from a dozen institutional and private collections, to present compelling new perspectives on Austen’s literary achievement, her personal style, and her global legacy.
Swann Auction Galleries

3 weeks ago | finebooksmagazine.com | Nicholas Basbanes

Highlights of this exceptional auction span nearly five centuries of American history, featuring remarkable items from colonial exploration to modern presidential photography.