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News and happenings from the book collecting world.
Important Notice: Fraudulent Website Impersonating The Book Collector
15th May, 2026
We have recently become aware of a fraudulent website operating under the domain: www.thebookcollectorjournal.co.uk This website has no affiliation whatsoever with The Book Collector, The Collector Ltd, or our editorial team. It appears to…
Interview with Gordon Brough
10th April, 2026
Gordon Brough is chairman of Sotheran’s. He was born in Dunfermline but brought up in Dundee. He is a collector turned bookseller. When did you come to London? I…
To the Last Scratch of Ink
13th March, 2026
Just in time for International Women’s Month, Peter Harrington have published “To the last scratch of ink”: The Lives and Literature of Women. This catalogue is the third in a…
Spring has Sprung
6th March, 2026
Our Spring 2026 issue has just been published with a suitably daffodil-yellow cover containing a wealth of good things. Cathleen Baker chronicles the story of The Legacy Press, her unique…
Words in Flame
27th February, 2026
As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, the toll on the country’s cultural infrastructure continues to unfold. Among the most poignant of these losses are Ukraine’s libraries —…
Oscar Wilde: The Importance of Ephemera
30th January, 2026
With the 125th anniversary of Oscar Wilde’s death only a couple of months ago, Bonhams is still very much on trend with its sale of the collection of Jeremy Mason on 18th February…
Science & Medicine: Interview with Laura Massey
14th January, 2026
This week Silke spoke with Laura Massey about her first catalogue since she joined Shapero Rare Books to set up the Science department. Science and Medicine features 110 items spanning…
A Third Book of Booksellers, by Sheila Markham
26th November, 2025
Sheila, we are looking forward to the launch of your new book, A Third Book of Booksellers. It will be published on 1st December 2025 and is the latest in…
The Performing Arts: an interview with Neil Pearson
19th June, 2025
This week Silke Lohmann has interviewed Neil Pearson about his latest catalogue, which covers the great and the good in the performing arts. It’s a catalogue co-production by Neil Pearson…
Highlights at Firsts London 2025: Books in Bloom
20th May, 2025
Books in Bloom is this year’s theme for Firsts London, the UK’s leading international rare book fair at the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea from 15th to 18th May 2025, with…
Belle Da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy
27th March, 2025
The Book Collector interviews Philip Palmer, co-curator of the Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy exhibition at The Morgan Library & Museum, open until 4th May 2025. Philip is Robert H. Taylor…
Our New Editor: David Pearson
13th March, 2025
This week, we can share some great news – we have a new editor! Many of you will already know David Pearson, who has spent the last 40 or more years…