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A first-of-its-kind, bilingual exhibition at the NYPL will showcase Puerto Rican life and culture…
V&A East Storehouse opens its doors on September 13 to the David Bowie Centre and the singer's…
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Freeman’s May 3 Books and Manuscripts auction is led by an exceedingly rare first edition of the King James Bible, printed in London in 1611 and one of only 114 known extant copies. Also under the hammer are illustrated books from the Collection of Nicholas Wedge, 17th and 18th century maps, a…
Lambeth Palace Library is celebrating the forthcoming coronation of King Charles III through an exhibition showcasing coronation documents and religious items that have been used in Royal Coronation ceremonies going back to the Middle Ages and up to Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953.
A rare late 18th century diary written by Lady Mary Broughton detailing a Grand Tour two year journey around Europe will be sold in the Books, Maps and Manuscripts Sale at Tennants Auctioneers on April 28 with an estimate of £500-800 ($620-$990) plus buyer’s premium.
Hundreds of thousands of postcards loving compiled over nearly 60 years will come to sale next week. The collection of around 750,000 individual cards is so vast, experts at Richard Winterton Auctioneers estimate it might take years before they can all be auctioned.
A rare handwritten letter by Ludwig van Beethoven has sold for nearly $100,000 at auction, according to Boston-based RR Auction.
The one-page letter, written in German and signed "Beethoven" was penned circa September 1823 and addressed to Franz Christian Kirchhoffer. The letter - which went for $…
An important collection of signed, first edition novels given by W. Somerset Maugham to members of the Maugham family are to be offered by Sloane Street Auctions on 27 April 27 including 23 first editions presented to Maugham’s relatives, each signed by the author himself, with estimates ranging…
Swann Galleries' May 4 Early Printed Books sale features the third installment from Ken Rapoport’s collection, showcasing a large group of pre-Restoration quarto plays.
In Imprimer! L'Europe de Gutenberg (Printing! Gutenberg’s Europe), the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) looks back at the innovation of printing by tracing the history of its development and the keys to its success.
2023 is the 20th anniversary of Chawton House opening to the public. To mark this milestone, the heritage site once owned by Jane Austen’s brother is launching an urgent fundraising appeal to ensure its legacy continues for the next twenty years and beyond.
Poets in Vogue brings together the fashion worlds and poetic work of seven women poets through a series of displays, including an iconic tartan skirt owned and worn by Sylvia Plath.
