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The Hispanic Society Museum & Library has announced the launch of The Hispanic Society Poetry…
A collection of rare books, fine writing implements, and library furniture belonging to Australian…
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Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair at the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea saw sales of more than £5m with over 4,000 visitors through the doors to browse 100 stands, many relating to this year's theme of the fair 'Revolution' to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
The British Library will open a new exhibition exploring the life and work of the bestselling novelist of all time Agatha Christie later this year.
One of the 1,500 copies of the first edition, first impression of The Hobbit in an unrestored and bright dust jacket was the highest seller at Heritage Auctions' David Aronovitz Collection of Important Science Fiction and Fantasy, Part I Rare Books sale making $450,000.
The Huntington Library has acquired works spanning Edo-period Japan, Arctic exploration, early America, English criminal justice, colonial Mexico, and experimental photography in Los Angeles.
Ahead of next month's World Cup in North America sports cards featuring footballers Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal were among the top sales at Heritage Auctions' latest Spring Sports Catalog auction.
![Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, SEVEN PLAYS, Never before Printed in Folio (London: Printed [by Robert Roberts, Robert Everingham, and John Macock] for H[enry]. Herringman, and are to be sold by Joseph Knight and Francis Saunders, at the Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange, 1685). Sold for $140,800](/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_listed_teaser_thumb_768x735_/public/media-images/2026-05/shakespeare.jpg?itok=byzO6pc5)
Leading the latest Freeman’s Books and Manuscripts sales was The Library of Stephen J. Farber featuring works by William Shakespeare, George Orwell, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Edgar Allan Poe, which went for a total of $1,052,544.
The RISD Museum on Rhode Island will open The Artistry and Reunion of Two Surimono Albums reuniting for the first time in nearly a century two extraordinary albums of Japanese surimono, luxurious woodblock prints that combine poetry, imagery, and exquisite craftsmanship.
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Kaveh Bahar, who won third prize in the David Ruggles Prize for emerging young collectors of color.Where are you from / where do you live?I’m from NYC, and currently live there.What do you hope to study at University?
Arch Books is selling a group of books, photographs, presentation copies and wartime material from the library of Air Chief Marshal Lord Portal of Hungerford, Chief of the Air Staff from 1940 to 1945 and one of the most importatnt British military figures of the Second World War.
Two key copies of comic collecting Action Comics No. 1 and Detective Comics No. 27 each surpassed the $1m mark in Heritage Auctions’ latest Comic Books auction.These marked the first appearance of Superman and the introduction of Batman respectively. The Action Comics No. 1 copy sold for $1,403,000…
