News of interest to book collectors
We love Mo Willems’ children’s books
Our favourite Mo Willems book is the Elephant & Piggy book from 2010, ‘We are in a Book’. Watch this YouTube video ‘ The Art of Children’s Books’ to see this profile of his work.
Letterform Archive
Letterform Archive in the USA is a wonderful archive and resource for anyone interested in graphic design. It is a remarkable collection of graphic design and typography artifacts. Their aim is to encourage discovery through visual exploration. Letterform Archive is a wonderful resource for students of graphic design. Visit the Letterform Archive website.
Winnie-the-Pooh, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, September 2018
Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic. Winnie-the-Pooh, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, starting September 2018. From September 22nd 2018 to January 6th 2019, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston will be exhibiting Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic. The exhibition will show nearly 200 drawings, letters, photographs, and ephemera in the show. Winnie-the-Pooh was first published in 1926 and […]
Hope to Nope Exhibition London 2018
The ‘Hope to Nope’ exhibition at the Design Museum in London, 28th March to 12th August. Hope to Nope: Graphics and Politics 2008 -2018 is an exhibition on how graphic design and technology have played a major part in the political movements of our times. The street artist Shepard Fairey designed the famous poster ‘Hope’ […]
Save Boston’s Old Corner Bookstore
A petition has been announced to Save Boston’s Old Corner Bookstore. The Old Corner Bookstore is the oldest commercial building in Boston. It was built in 1718 as an apothecary shop. The Old Corner Bookstore was the center of book publishing in America in the mid-1800s. In those days Boston was the country’s literary centre. […]
The Golden Age of the Illustrated Dust Jacket
A great article by Allison Meier on The Golden Age of the Dust Jacket. A book ‘The Illustrated Dust Jacket, 1920-1970′ by Martin Salisbury is out now from Thames & Hudson. The book chronicles how this fragile object, that is so easily lost and damaged, has become a wonderful object for artists, typographers, designers and […]
Photographer Andreas Gursky forthcoming exhibition in London 2018
An exhibition of the work of German photographer Andreas Gursky will be held at the Southbank Centre in London, 25th January to 22nd April 2018. Visit the Southbank Centre website. See our photography books.
Grolier Club Exhibition McLoughlin Brothers Picture Books
The Grolier Club is holding a fascinating exhibition for collectors and admirers of children’s picture books called ‘Radiant with Color & Art: McLoughlin Brothers and the Business of Picture Books, 1858-1920’. More than 200 vibrantly colored children’s illustrated picture books, drawings, watercolors, and ephemera are on view from 6th December 2017 to 3rd February 2018. […]
Wizard!
‘Wizard! The magic of Harry Potter’ is at the British Library. The exhibition has on display an early draft of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, a deleted part from The Chamber of Secrets and much more. Wizard! The magic of Harry Potter is open until Wednesday 28th February 2018. Visit the British Library website […]
The Bentley Rare Book Museum Opens in Atlanta Georgia
The Bentley Rare Book Museum Opens within the department of museums, archives, and rare books at Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The Bentley Rare Book Museum holds a collection of about 10,000 items. It features Georgia authors, fine press books, Cherokee language materials, medieval manuscript leaves, and early printed books. Some of the […]