Update, of particular relevance to the many of you who get these posts via email: Feedburner, which has managed the email subscriptions for this blog for I don't know how long, is going away next month (don't get me started, I'm still mad that Google Reader went away and that happened in 2013). Anyway, I've transitioned the email subscriptions over to follow.it, so you should just keep getting emails as usual (though they may start looking slightly different). You can also set up different bells and whistles, if you prefer. With any luck at all, the transition will be relatively seamless.
-Coming up on 22 June, the Bookplate Society hosts a Zoom talk by Anthony Pincott, "Ex-Libris Art & Provenance: The Fascination of Bookplates." Register at the link.
- Over at Bijzondere Collecties, "Gauffering the Edges," an excellent look at gauffering.
- Heritage Auctions had a very interesting roundtable discussion prior to the sale of the forged Oath of a Freeman last week. I learned some things about the Hofmann forgeries I hadn't known before. The forged oath sold for $52,500 last week (and I'd be very interested to know the buyer if they wish to reveal themselves!).
- From Swann Galleries, the first part of "For Love of the King: the Wild Story of a Forged Wilde Story."
- Rebecca Rego Barry has the summer 2021 books on books roundup over at the Fine Books Blog.
Upcoming Auctions
- Guerre de 1870–1871 (Aristophil 41) at Aguttes on 14 June.
- Antiquarian Books and Manuscripts at Sotheby's London ends on 15 June.
- Printed Books, Maps & Documents at Dominic Winter Auctioneers on 16 June.
- Private Press, Children's & Illustrated Books and Modern First Editions at Dominic Winter Auctioneers on 17 June.
- Fine Books and Manuscripts at Bonhams New York on 17 June.
- Fine Books & Autographs at Swann Galleries on 17 June.
- Books in All Fields – Americana – Maps at PBA Galleries on 17 June.
- Rare Antiquarian and Illustrated Books at Donald Heald Auctions on 19 June.
