Current Events & Trends | February 14, 2011 | Rebecca Rego Barry

Vintage Valentine

In honor of the day, a very appropriate vintage (vinegar) valentine for most of us. Found it on a blog devoted to "vintage goodness," along with a short article about collectible valentines. Enjoy!

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Photographs

Jean-Claude Sauer, Cocktail dresses known as “Homage to Pop Art”, Fall/Winter1966 haute couture collection. Published in LIFE magazine, September 1966

International Center of Photography Focuses on Yves Saint Laurent and Photography

Signed Authors’ Photographs: Five Rare Photos for Collectors

Center for Creative Photography Acquires Nine Photography Archives

Book People

Actors dress as characters from Ulysses by James Joyce

National Library of Ireland Announces Bloomsday 2026 Programme of Events

47th Annual Conference on Book Trade History looks at the Story of Auction Catalogues

Melbourne Rare Book Week Announces 2026 Programme

Rare Books

Boy Comics #11 cover

James Strand Golden Age Comics Recovered by FBI on Sale

Unpublished Edith Wharton Short Story Appears in Print for First Time

Rare Harry Potter Paperback Sets New World Record at Auction

Sponsored

Lieutenant Henry Robertson Bowers, At the South Pole.

Odfjell Collection Goes to Auction

Caveat Emptor: or some thoughts on ethics and online book buying

In Lincoln’s Own Words

Book Arts

Miami Zine Fair 2025

Miami Zine Fair 2026 Details

Major New Samuel Beckett Biennale to Include First Ulster-Scots Translation of 'Waiting for Godot'

New Celebrations Mark 40 years of ‘Poems on the Underground’

Exhibitions

The Declaration of Independence: Long Trail to Liberty installation photo

Over 100 Historical Documents Focusing on American Independence at Grey Art Museum

The Whole World in a Book

Sandy Rodriguez: Book 13

Maps

Abraham Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, 1601

Atlases and Maps: Five Rare Maps for Collectors

New Book Focuses on Historic First Detailed Map of 18th Century London

Top Secret Omaha Beach Invasion Maps to Auction

Americana

The North American Indian, Portfolios 1-20; and Volumes 1-20 by Edward S. Curtis

The North American Indian and Keats's Love Letters Lead Sotheby's Book Week

Frederick Douglass Broadside Leads Anti-Slavery to Civil Rights Auction

Lincoln Assassination Night Tickets to Ford's Theatre at Ongoing Jim Irsay Auction Series

Visual Art

Inside the new centre

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration Opens as World's Largest Illustration Centre

Archive Surrounding Controversial Fort Worth Painting Goes on Show

McKnight Fellowships for Book Artists 2026 Awarded to Christopher Selleck and Brooks Turner

Auctions

The 1950 letter signed by Winston Churchill to Charles de Gaulle

Winston Churchill Letter to Charles de Gaulle Sold for $50,908 at Auction

Carl Linnaeus Letter Sells for Record Price at Auction

Film Scripts and Princess Diana Letters In Terence Stamp Sale