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A century after Sir James Roberts gifted Haworth Parsonage to the Brontë Society it has announced…
Of the 138 lots covering the history of science at PBA Galleries' August 28 auction are 18 related…
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UK-based Excalibur Auctions is offering two rare comics believed never to have been offered in the UK before at auction.
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Highlights of Bonhams' Fine Books, Maps & Manuscripts online only sale running June 7 - 20 include: 
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A rare 1500 third German edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders on May 30.Originally authored by Hartmann Schedel, the Nuremberg Chronicle holds a significant place in printing history. This particular edition, published by Johann Schonsperger in Augsburg,…
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Sanford L. Smith + Associates (SLSA) has announced that the company, left by Smith to wife and partner Jill Bokor, Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Stark, and Managing Director and Executive Director of Salon Art + Design Nicky Dessources, is in a stable position with projections for growth and…
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Rare Book School has revealed the lineup for this summer’s lecture series at the University of Virginia.* June 3 - Archive of the People: The Johnson Publishing Company with 
LeRonn Brooks, Curator of the African American Art History Initiative, Modern and Contemporary Collections, Getty…
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An extensive archive of Charlie Chaplin items assembled by his friend Max Reinhardt, publisher of Chaplin’s autobiography, will go under the hammer at Bonhams' Fine Books, Maps & Manuscripts Sale June 7-20.The archive is being sold by Max Reinhardt’s daughter, to whom Chaplin was godfather…
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Manuscript treasures including Abraham Lincoln’s handwritten draft of the Gettysburg Address, a map from the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and lyrics from The Sound of Music are among more than 120 items in the new Libary of Congress exhibition Collecting Memories.
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Goldin is introducing its first major foray into the growing sector of CGC-Graded magazines. Highlighting the collection in Goldin’s May Elite Auction is the first Sports Illustrated magazine ever graded 9.9 by CGC, a December 2022 issue featuring Kylian Mbappé. After 15 years and more than…
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The Folger Shakespeare Library’s Board of Governors has announced that they have appointed Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper as the new director of the 92-year-old institution following a 10-month international search. 
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The private library assembled by attorney William A. Strutz, including the only privately owned copy of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in original pink boards, will go under the hammer at Heritage Auctions on June 27.