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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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In 1864 Mary L. Westerman, an officer of the local Soldiers’ Aid Society in Tazewell County, Illinois, wrote a letter to President Abraham Lincoln, urging him to make a donation to support the cause with a donation to a Sanitary Fair that was held October 18 of that year.
The Bowdoin College Museum of Art (BCMA) presents Mina Loy: Strangeness is Inevitable, the first monographic presentation of the art of Mina Loy (born Mina Gertrude Lowy, 1882-1966), one of the most important poets of the 20th century.
In Freeman’s first Books and Manuscripts auction of 2023, a rare, highly sought-after 1924 first edition of Ernest Hemingway’s in our time achieved $277,200.
“We’re honored to have been entrusted with such an important piece of literary history,” says Darren Winston, Head of Freeman’s Books and…
Lyon & Turnbull are presenting a spectacular document never before offered for sale, uniting Nelson with an astonishing array of characters in his story and providing a snapshot of a moment of sublime unreality amid a period of high tension in the contest for the Mediterranean. It…
The ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (NYIABF) returns to the Park Avenue Armory in New York City April 27-30, 2023, for its 63rd Edition.
Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, announced today that he will step down in September after successfully delivering 14 editions of the internationally-acclaimed festival.
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens will exhibit for the first time the oldest printed book in its collection, The Scripture of the Great Flower Ornament of the Buddha.
Last year, the British Library and its development partners Stanhope plc and Mitsui Fudosan UK Ltd (SMBL) submitted a planning application to extend, reorient and open up its St Pancras site. Following an extensive consultation process with our users and neighbours, the plans have now been approved…
Handwritten personal correspondence from poet and novelist Philip Larkin to his cousin in Lichfield, England, is coming up for auction in the city. The archive goes under the hammer in Richard Winterton Auctioneers’ Fine Art Sale on February 15, at The Lichfield Auction Centre.
It includes one of…
The Property from The Estate of Veronique and Gregory Peck auction will feature numerous scripts spanning Peck's film career, awards, landmark costumes, works of art and mementos the couple accrued during their lives. The auction will be presented by Heritage Auctions on February 23.
