Senate House Library has acquired a rare copy of the first cheap edition of Charles Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop from 1848, featuring 34 original Victorian pen and ink drawings.
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Early printed books, literature, and artist books featured in Swann Galleries’ latest Fine Books auction which was dominated by editions of
A new exhibition will be the first to celebrate the animals that found their way into the books and homes of
An interesting archive of letters and ephemera relating to the composer and bandmaster Charles Coote (1809-1880), personal pianist to William Cavendish, the 6th Duke of Devonshire, has sold for £4,
Sotheby’s' Book Week in June will feature items from the library of surgeon and book collector Dr. Rodney P.
Cambridge University Library will draw on its collections of
A letter from 1793 signed by both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson brought $21,780, a first edition of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) sold for $22,990, and a first edit
In December 2023, the Charles Dickens Museum bought 120 previously unpublished letters written by Georgina Hogarth, the author's sister-in-law, housekeeper,
There's one week left to enjoy the free St. Pancras International Christmas tree in the heart of the bustling London station.
If an annual reading of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is part of yo
