The Horsham Museum & Art Gallery in southeast England announced last week a major new acquisition: a 270-year-old pamphlet revealing “fascinating tales of failed gay seduction, smuggling, robbery, and a 19-year-old lad courting a rich 70-year-old widow
Forget your simple Hallmark card because a spectacular trove of vintage valentines and trade cards heads to auction in California just in time for Valentine’s Day.
After nearly a year spent isolated from friends, family, and coworkers, many of us have found ourselves tethered, for better or worse, to virtual conference platforms to remain in touch and to get work done.
In October 2014, while waiting for the light rail, I ducked into a bookstore to get out of the rain. I love treasure hunting in old bookstores. It was hard to move down the aisles because they were filled with cardboard boxes, which was a good sign.