- More coverage of the Milton's Shakespeare discovery from the Guardian, the WaPo, the NYTimes, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Claire Bourne has a roundup of this and other media coverage on her blog, too, and FLP curator Caitlin Goodman offers a necessary corrective to (some of the) media coverage and notes that the First Folio at FLP has hardly "languished in obscurity."
- Over at Echoes from the Vault, "Mackintosh and Glengarry – A Highland Provenance Adventure."
- At Medieval Manuscripts Provenance, Peter Kidd explores the manuscripts shown in the 1986 movie adaptation of "The Name of the Rose," and already has supplied some additional material.
- Oak Knoll is having a 50%-off sale on low-quantity titles from their backlist.
- Emily Perdue writes for the Cambridge University Special Collections blog about "A Surprising Find Among a Librarian's Letters."
- The BBC reported on the return of a curate's notebook to a New Forest church.
- A team from the University of Birmingham is seeking crowdsourced transcription help with the Estoria de Espanna, the first vernacular history of Spain.
- More too on the recent identification of a John Locke manuscript from the WaPo and the Guardian.
Upcoming Auctions
- Charles Dickens: The Lawrence Drizen Collection at Sotheby's London on 24 September.
- Books & Works on Paper at Chiswick Auctions on 25 September.
- Editions and Works on Paper at Forum Auctions on 25 September.
- Rare Golf Books, Art, and Memorabilia at PBA Galleries on 26 September.
- Printed & Manuscript Americana at Swann Galleries on 26 September.
- Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper at Forum Auctions on 26 September.
- Fall Auction at Arader Galleries on 28 September.
