Paper Jane: 250 Years of Austen is a special exhibition at The Grolier Club to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen.

A handwritten letter by Ludwig van Beethoven arranging an afternoon visit with the father of a young piano prodigy sold for $42,071 at RR Auction’s latest Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Sports and Encapsulation sale.The one-page autograph letter signed “Ihr, B,” dates to circa 1817–1818…

A selection of original comic art including important covers of the Golden Age as well as modern classics such as Todd McFarlane’s 1988 landmark cover of Batman No. 423 goes under the hammer on October 17 at Heritage Auctions.The items come from the collection of the late Keif Fromm who…

This year's Panizzi Lectures will be given by Professor Emeritus at the University of the Witwatersrand Isabel Hofmeyr on the subject of 'Books in Their Elements: Print Culture in the Age of Climate Change'.

Rudyard Kipling's 18-year-old son John was reported missing in action in 1915 on the Western Front during a three-week offensive which left 61,000 wounded and nearly 8,000 dead.Kipling blamed himself for his son signing up, using his influence to secure him a commission in the Irish Guards. But on…

The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair (BIABF) celebrates its 47th year at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston’s Back Bay running November 7-9.More than 100 rare book dealers from Australia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, Serbia, and 22 U.S.…

Highlights from J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians' latest catalogue Beethoven: First and Early Editions Paintings, Busts, and Statues include: * The Moonlight Sonata (Magonza, Carlo Zulehner, ca. 1802)An early edition of one of Beethoven's most iconic pieces, published in the same year as…

All of the first editions of Jane Austen’s most popular novels plus early books from the Age of Exploration and the study of biology go under the hammer at Christie's next week.Its Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana online sale which ends October 16 includes a first edition of…

Here are the sales I'll be keeping an eye on:At New England Book Auctions on Tuesday, October 7, a Fine Fall Miscellany, in 213 lots.ALDE sells the Bibliothèque Peter Obergfell II – Précieux Livres sur la Montagne on Wednesday, October 8, in 247 lots.

This week's Rare Book of the Week is the logbook belonging to Sergeant Sidney 'Clot' Baxter of 222 Squadron during the Battle of Britain during 1940 in which he was killed in action.The logbook begins on March 9, 1939, and the final entry is September 14, 1940, when he died after serving more than…