- Some nice "Parting Words" from Mike Widener on the occasion of his retirement. Best wishes always, Mike!
- Coming up on Tuesday, 11 May, Rebecca Romney, Heather O'Donnell, and all former winners of the Honey & Wax Prize will be on a roundtable as part of the Swann Salon Series, "Owning It: A Roundtable for Young Collectors."
- I recommend keeping an eye on Adam Smyth's Text! newsletter: among his recent posts are "Directions to the binder" and "Bookshelves."
- On the N-YHS blog, "A Pioneering Woman, and a Bibliographic Mystery."
- From the Ransom Center magazine, Eric Colleary on ephemera associated with Henry "Box" Brown.
- Over on the Peter Harrington blog, "How to Handle and Store Rare Books."
- From Seth Kimmel, "What's in a Bookstore?"
- Now freely available, Lisa Fagin Davis' "How Many Glyphs and How Many Scribes? Digital Paleography and the Voynich Manuscript."
Upcoming Auctions
- Livres Rares et Manuscrits at Christie's Paris ends on 10 May.
- Bibliothèque Littéraire Hubert Heilbronn at Sotheby's Paris on 11 May.
- Fine Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana at Leslie Hindman on 12 May.
- Selections from the Letterform Archive at Swann Galleries on 12 May.
- Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Numismatics: The Patricia Milne-Henderson Collection at Dominic Winter Auctioneers on 12–13 May.
- Graphic Design at Swann Galleries on 13 May.
- Fine Press Books at Leslie Hindman on 13 May.
- Fine Golf Books and Memorabilia at PBA Galleries on 13 May.
