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Cincinnati, OH – A renowned Civil War collection, singular historical memorabilia, photographs and manuscripts drove strong prices across two days of American Historical Ephemera and Photography at

New York — Yesterday in a much-anticipated, live auction at Sotheby’s New York, an extremely rare copy of the First Printing of the Final Text of the United States Constitution sold for $43.2 milli

Cincinnati, OH – On November 15, Hindman Auctions sold one of the earliest photographic portraits taken in America as part of a collection of photographs that realized an impressive $300,000.

Coming up at Sotheby’s later this month is a three-part sale from the Dorothy Tapper Goldman collection of constitutions and related historical documents, including one of just thirteen copies of t

For unclear reasons presumably related to marketing, a company called Lawn Love just released a list of the ‘Best Cities for Book Lo

Philadelphia — Freeman’s October 25 white-glove sale of The Alexander Hamilton Collection of John E.

New York — The Swann Galleries fall offering of Printed & M

The Archives & Local History (ALH) department at Douglas County Libraries recently received a generous historical donation from the estate of siblings Robert F. (Bob) and Rosemary M.

The Federal Writers’ Project, the writing/publishing arm of the Works Progress Administration, has become topical in the literary world again.

New York –- This fall, the New-York Historical Society presents Close