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A special summer bumper edition of our regular look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors:
Philadelphia printer John Dunlap set the Declaration of Independence in type and printed an estimated 200 copies on the night of July 4, 1776, which spread the news of independence.
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Emily Porter, winner of the 20
This year’s Colin Franklin Prize for Book Collecting offered by the Bodleian Library’s Centre for the Study of the Book has been won by Hannah Wei.
In collaboration with the James Joyce Centre the National Library of Ireland will celebrate James Joyce’s Ulysess with a programme of readings and perform
Battling Over Books: Auction Catalogues and Their Contexts, 1676-2026 is the subject of the 47th Annual Conference on Book Trade History taking place in London later this year.
Melbourne Rare Book Week will return next month running July 23 through August 1 with an intriguing line-up of events, exhibitions, talks and lectures
Work has finally been completed on ‘Delos’, the Greek-inspired garden at Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent, realising a planting scheme first envisioned by the English poet and novelist
A selection from the personal wine cellar of bestselling Welsh writer Ken Follett is on offer in the Christie's online Fine and Rare Wines & Spirits s
