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The Grolier Club's forthcoming Henry Wessel – Photographs and Books exhibition will feature…
The Pickwick Papers, A. A. Milne's Pooh books, Jonathan Swift, and Samuel Johnson's Dictionary will…
Fairs
The York National Book Fair returns to the Knavesmire Suite at York Racecourse on September 12 and 13Established in 1974, the
 York Book Fair is regarded as the largest  rare and antiquarian book fair in the U.K and Europe. Held over two days, more than 200 
leading booksellers offering more…
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Highlights from PBA Galleries' August 20 Fine Press & Bindings auction include:* The Works of Lord Byron edited by Richard Henry StoddardLyceum Edition published by Francis A. Niccolls & Co (London and Boston, 1900), 16 volumes. Engraved frontispieces with tissue guards, buckram boards,…
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This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections advisor specializing in rare books and manuscripts as well as fine photography and prints.
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An extremely rare 1781 promissory note printed and twice signed by Benjamin Franklin to arrange repayment of a French loan that helped finance the American Revolution leads the Freeman's August 20 Books & Manuscripts auction.
Auctions
A Revolutionary War letter signed by George Washington and sent to New York Governor George Clinton has sold for $45,375 at RR Auction's Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale.Dated June 10, 1779, the letter was written at Washington’s headquarters during the American response to a British offensive in…
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The Worlds of Gertrude Stein exhibition at The Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin will examine the life and writing of Gertrude Stein.
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A new statue of Herman Melville will be unveiled on Friday 14 at the New Bedford Whaling Museum as part of its Melville in Our Seaport Weekend running August 13-16.The four-day literary and cultural series will honor Melville’s enduring influence and New Bedford’s defining role in shaping his most-…
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Highlights of Swann Galleries' LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History on August 13 include:* The Mattachine Society's copy of Howl and other Poems signed by Allen Ginsburg
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A June 10, 1779, letter signed by George Washington and written in the hand of his aide-de-camp James McHenry is among the highlights of RR Auction's August Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction which ends August 12.
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Highlights of Heritage Auctions' August 11 Pulp, Paperback, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Illustration Art auction include:* The Eternal Enemy book cover study, acrylic on board, 1990Vincent Di Fate created the study as a near final preliminary step for the cover of The Eternal Enemy by Michael…