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Colored wood engraving by Gwen Raverat
Raverat Engravings, Wellington Letters, and 54th Massachusetts Surgeon's Diary: Auction Preview
Here are the sales I'll be watching this week:
Suzanne Rognon Bernardi, The Story of a Whale Hunt, Wales, circa 1906.
Whaling Journal and Civil War Diaries to Auction
Swann Galleries' April 13 Printed & Manuscript Americana auction features an exciting an array…
At the start of the book, Dubois weighs up the pros and cons of dining à la Française or à la Russe
Urbain Dubois’ The Household Cookery Book to Auction
Auctions March 27, 2023
A cookery book whose renowned author coined the term ‘chef’ and laid the blueprint for modern restaurant dining is set to serve up a tasty price at auction. Published in 1871, The Household Cookery Book by famous French cuisinier Urbain Dubois goes under the hammer with Richard Winterton…
Serial Number 7 Canada Bank of Canada $20 1935
Canadian Banknote with Queen Elizabeth II Portrait Leads Auction
Auctions March 27, 2023
An original and uncirculated example of the first Canadian banknote to feature a portrait of the eventual Queen, Elizabeth II, sold for $132,000 to lead Heritage Auctions' March 23 World Paper Money Auction. The Serial Number 7 Canada Bank of Canada $20 1935 BC-10 French Text PMG Choice…
Designs for the Pavillon [sic.] at Brighton by Humphry Repton
Five Rare Books for Collectors: Colour Plate Books
Current Events & Trends March 24, 2023
Highlights from Donald A Heald Rare Books’ latest catalogue Colour Plate Books (1800-1883) including:
Preparations for the Deathless Fragments exhibition
Deathless Fragments Manuscript Exhibition Opens
Current Events & Trends March 24, 2023
Ohio is packed with parts of medieval books and some of the finest manuscript examples are now on display in Deathless Fragments, a new exhibition at The Ohio State University’s Rare Books & Manuscripts Library.
Anne Lister's Diaries
New Edition of Anne Lister’s Diaries Published
Book Reviews March 24, 2023
As Good as a Marriage, The Anne Lister Diaries 1836-38 by Jill Liddington continues the story of the woman known as Gentleman Jack to millions of viewers of the HBO and BBC television series of the same name. We reported in the winter issue of Fine Books & Collections on the diaries, the…
Items from the J.J. Lally auction
J. J. Lally Reference Library Under the Hammer
Auctions March 23, 2023
Recognised as one of the great scholar-dealers of Chinese art, James Lally has been a leader in the field for more than 40 years. On March 23, a live auction at Christie’s in New York features 138 objects from his namesake gallery, J. J. Lally & Co. The auction will also be accompanied by the…
Series of six autograph letters signed by Roger Casement to Max W. Karstensen of the Münchener Zeitung, 6 November 1915 to 6 March 1916
Unseen Unpublished Roger Casement Autograph Letters to Auction
News March 23, 2023
Six unseen and unpublished autograph letters from Roger Casement to his regular correspondent and confidant the German journalist Max Karstensen are to be offered at Bonhams Fine Books and Manuscripts sale in London on March 29. They are estimated at £4,000-6,000 ($4,900-$7,400).
Oliver Twist by George Cruikshank
The Charles Dickens Illustrated Gallery Launches
Current Events & Trends March 23, 2023
A new online resource which contains all the original illustrations to Charles Dickens's novels and Sketches by Boz has launched. Users can download and use all the images for free.
Shandy Hall
Laurence Sterne's Shandy Hall Receives Major Renovation Grant
Current Events & Trends March 23, 2023
The home of Laurence Sterne, author of the groundbreaking The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman has been awarded a Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND) grant of £166,250 to carry out essential repairs.
Ansel Adams, Moonrise
Ansel Adams, Paul Greenberg, and Beatles in America Photographs to Auction
Auctions March 22, 2023
Heritage will offer a selection of the late Dr. Paul Greenberg's extraordinary photograph collection in its Photographs Auction on April 4 plus wilderness and nature photography by Ansel Adams, naked Marilyns by Bert Stern, a collection of photographs by one of the top British photographers, Bill…