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The Tucson-based gallerist's library which goes under the hammer at 11am Pacific Time today at PBA…
Running September 19 through February 1, 2026 L is for Look will focus on children's photobooks…
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The set was bought by a lifelong Beatles fan from Staffordshire, who said the purchase fulfilled a "lifetime’s ambition".
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The Folio Society has 10 titles shortlisted across five different categories for the British Book Design and Production Awards alongside a number of other publishers including Bloomsbury Publishing and Hachette Children’s Group.
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At the age of 19, young Romanian Melanie Serbu struck up a 20-year correspondence with Albert Einstein. The 20 original letters from Einstein to Serbu, together with more than 80 manuscript pages of Serbu’s later reflections on each letter, go under the hammer at Swann Galleries on October 26, one…
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Two used tickets for Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. stamped April 14, 1865 - the night of Abraham Lincoln's assassination - have been sold for $262,500 by RR Auction.The tickets are two of only three used ones for that evening's performance known to RR Auction to be in existence. The other is…
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The fall Early Printed Books auction at Swann Galleries on October 12 will feature lots from three important collectors, including more from Ken Rapoport, as well as works on the history of psychiatry collected by Dr. Michael H. Stone, and literary high spots amassed by the Culpepper, Virginia,…
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The Rare Book School at the University of Virginia is now accepting applications for its 2023 scholarship and fellowship cycle.Applications are open for all RBS-awarded scholarships (for both first-time and returning RBS students) with an application deadline of November 1, 2023. Two main…
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The National Library of Scotland’s Shakespeare First Folio is now on display alongside a new selection of items as part of its revolving ‘Treasures of the National Library of Scotland’ exhibition.
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Christie’s is presenting its Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana, online October 5-19, featuring significant books and manuscripts.
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Early Chaucer folios, Samuel Pepys’ diary, a 1652 Don Quixote, plus letters and photos signed by British royals will feature in Everard Auctions' October 19 ‘The Anglophile and The Professor' auction.The sale will feature English books and manuscripts from the collection of Professor Ronald Onorato…
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More than 80 lots featuring Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Schroeder, Snoopy and Charles Schulz's other children will go under the hammer at Heritage Auctions' 'The Art of Anime and Everything Cool' auction which runs October 20-23.