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One of Jane Austen’s letters written to her sister Cassandra in 1805 chronicling the social life of…
RR Auction's online September Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction includes more than…
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The Raab Collection has acquired and is offering for sale an original document signed by President Abraham Lincoln just four days before his assassination, among his final acts as President. The document was discovered in an antique desk, where it had been kept by the family of the previous…
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More than 1,000 white diamonds have been set into the custom fine binding of a first edition of Breakfast at Tiffany’s signed by Truman Capote which has been produced to celebrate the centenary of his birth.
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Through photographs from a 1946 survey, the National Archives is highlighting the diverse lives of coal miners and their families in Power & Light: Russell Lee's Coal Survey, a new exhibit opening on March 16 which shares more than 200 photographs of renowned documentary photographer…
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The Bodleian Libraries' new Write, Cut, Rewrite exhibition will shed light on the creative importance of revision in literature. Often referred to as ‘killing your darlings’, Write, Cut, Rewrite delves into the editing, cutting and creative undoing of some of the world's most celebrated authors,…
Book Fairs
The Manhattan Rare Book and Fine Press Fair is back for one day only - April 6 - inviting booksellers and bibliophiles from around the world to share their love of antiquarian books, fine press, ephemera, and historic photography. It will be held in the auditorium of the Church of St. Vincent…
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One of the standout items in RR Auction's February Remarkable Rarities sale is a historic 'Little Red Book' signed by Mao Zedong during a momentous 1966 visit by Pakistan's Foreign Minister.
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The only known letter between poet Lord Byron and the ‘Father of Reform’ politician Major John Cartwright found in a country house in England, and a letter brought in for a routine valuation from Jean Jacques Rousseau will go under the hammer at Chorley’s this spring.The letter by 18th century…
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A scarce edition of the Quotations of Chairman Mao Tse-Tung, the famous 'Little Red Book', comes for sale in London this month. The even smaller little red book forms part of a one of the world’s largest and best private collections of Cultural Revolution artefacts that will be sold by Chiswick…
Book Fairs
The ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (NYIABF) returns to the Park Avenue Armory in New York City April 4-7 as the ABAA celebrates its 75th Anniversary and presents a series of special events & programs tied to the New York fair. 
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The Ticknor Society in Boston will begin accepting submissions starting March 1 for the Sixth Annual George and Anna Eliot Ticknor Book and Book Culture Collecting Prize, which was created to encourage and recognize those in New England who have been inspired to compile, curate, and own a book…