- Barbara Basbanes Richter highlights the current exhibition of items from Lisa Baskin's collection at Duke for the Fine Books Blog: see also the excellent online version of the exhibition.
- Over at Echoes from the Vault, Leah Humenuck reports on a brief conservation survey of books in the St. Andrews collections.
- There's a new post on the BL's Endangered Archives blog about the recent digitization of the Barbados Mercury.
- Julie Fisher writes for the Omohundro Institute blog on "Accessing the Past: Why Paleography Skills Still Matter."
- Christoph Irmscher has a new essay for Public Domain Review: "Audubon's Haiti."
- John Williams wrote a short "tour" of the recent New York Antiquarian Book Fair for the NYTimes, which is accompanied by some very nice photographs.
- The Grolier Club has acquired an important collection related to the later (and projected) editions of Jacques-Charles Brunet's Manuel de libraire.
Review
- Margaret Leslie Davis' The Lost Gutenberg; review by Gabino Iglesias for NPR.
Auctions
- Books and Manuscripts & Autographs at Koller Auctions (Zurich) on 26 March.
- Fine Books, Manuscripts, Atlases & Historical Photographs at Bonhams London on 27 March.
- Autographed Documents, Manuscripts, Photos, Books & Relics at University Archives on 27 March.
- Printed & Manuscript African-Americana at Swann Galleries on 28 March.
- Books & Illustrated Art, including Cartoons at Chiswick Auctions on 28 March.
- Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper at Forum Auctions on 28 March.
- Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps at Kestenbaum & Company on 28 March.
- Rare Books and Manuscripts at Addison & Sarova on 30 March.
