Current Events & Trends | October 23, 2020 | Rebecca Rego Barry

Video Fridays: Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca

Just this week Netflix dropped the new film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 novel, Rebecca. Starring Armie Hammer, Lily James, and Kristin Scott Thomas, the updated gothic romance has stiff competition from Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 version, but we’ll give it a try!

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Book People

Dr Paul Bate, the new Chief Executive of the British Library

Dr Paul Bate Appointed as Chief Executive of the British Library

Bright Young Booksellers: Sky Duthie

Kierra Duncan Wins 2026 David Ruggles Prize

Maps

Abraham Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, 1601

Atlases and Maps: Five Rare Maps for Collectors

New Book Focuses on Historic First Detailed Map of 18th Century London

Top Secret Omaha Beach Invasion Maps to Auction

Photographs

May 1956, Ernest Hemingway and a 730lb Marlin

Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea' Location Photos to Auction

'Henry Wessel: Photographs and Books' at the Grolier Club

Sports and Music Photographs by Michael Zagaris to Auction

Sponsored

On the Origin of Species

First Edition of “On the Origin of Species” Features at Ripley

1859 First Edition of Darwin’s "On the Origin of Species" to Lead Ripley Rare Books Auctions

Odfjell Collection Goes to Auction

Book Arts

Miami Zine Fair 2025

Miami Zine Fair 2026 Details

Major New Samuel Beckett Biennale to Include First Ulster-Scots Translation of 'Waiting for Godot'

New Celebrations Mark 40 years of ‘Poems on the Underground’

Americana

Captain Robert A. Lewis’s mission-used flight logbook from the Enola Gay

Enola Gay’s Hiroshima Logbook and Bob Dylan’s ‘Blood on the Tracks’ Lyrics Lead RR Auction Sale

Important African Americana Collection Leads at Freeman's

George Washington Wartime Letter to New York Governor Sold for $45,375

Rare Books

The research library at Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Opens Next Week in Los Angeles

The Ordinary of the Divine Office of the Order of Avis: Rare Book of the Week

The Annals of Inisfallen Manuscript Goes On Display

Exhibitions

Ars moriendi (block book), Netherlands or Lower Rhine, approximately 1467-1469

Details of First U.S. Exhibition Devoted to Medieval Blockbooks

History and Legacy of Irish Literature Focus of New Exhibition

George Washington’s Secret Annotated Draft of the U.S. Constitution Goes on Display

Visual Art

Eric Carle, illustration for Rumpelstiltskin by Paul W. Bell and Pauline M. Rojas and Ralph F. Robinett

Eric Carle's Modern Art Inspirations Featured in New Display

Original Noggin the Nog, Bagpuss, and Ivor the Engine Artwork to Auction

Vintage Posters: Five Rare Posters for Collectors

Auctions

A selection of items from the sale

Major Collection of Nelson's Letters and Documents to Auction

Jack London's Real Life 'Buck' and Kahlil Gibran Signed Sketch: The Week in Rare Books

Books From Painter John Singer Sargent's Collection to Auction