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![Origen of Alexandria (c. 185–253) Homilia in Genesim, Homiliae in Exodum, in Latin, translation by Rufinus, decorated manuscript on parchment [Austria, Lambach Abbey? c. 1150–1175]. Estimate: $150,000-$200,000.](/sites/default/files/styles/homepage_feature_story/public/media-images/2026-06/origen.jpeg?itok=MvMiKSbf)
More than 65 illuminated manuscript leaves and cuttings alongside a selection of codices go under…
Books and letters associated with J.R.R. Tolkien's friendship with fan Eileen Elgar come to the…
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This week's rare book of the week is the pocket book of Captain Henry D’Esterre Darby of HMS Bellerophon, kept between April and October 1799, chiefly during June and July 1799 when Darby was serving in the Bay of Naples as part of Nelson’s squadron after the Battle of the Nile.
Indigenous picture book art, fiber books, and the influence of German art on illustrator Eric Carle form the basis of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art 2026-2027 exhibition schedule.
An original “I Am A Man” protest placard from the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike sold for $58,427 at Hake’s. The cardboard placard measuring 13¾ inches by 21¼ inches with “I Am A Man” in bold black ink nearly tripled the $20,000 high estimate.
The original working manuscript of Alcoholics Anonymous known as the 'Big Book' has been sold for $2,393,000 at Christie's to a non-profit that manages the house of one of the two authors of the book, the late Bill Wilson.“It’s coming home!” shouted Sally Corbett-Turco after placing the…
A first edition of Wuthering Heights together with Agnes Grey has sold at Christie’s London for £1,206,500 in its live The Exceptional Sale: Masterworks Across Cultures auction setting a new world auction record by Emily Brontë.
An important cache of Margaret Thatcher documents including previously unseen letters held by her fellow 1975 leadership contender Edward du Cann come up for sale at Gorringe's on July 7. The items, which have an estimate of £100,000, come from the family of Edward du Cann who stepped…
The July 8 Valuable Books and Manuscripts sale at Christie's will feature a pair of 1912 Albert Einstein letters documenting crucial stages in the development of general relativity, and a vellum copy of Richard Pynson's 1520 Sarum Missal.
Photography was established as a Pulitzer category in 1942, then divided in 1968 into Feature Photography honoring in-depth visual storytelling and Breaking News Photography which recognizes powerful images captured during unfolding events.
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.
Material spanning three centuries of American history will go under the hammer tommorrow at a Freeman's single-owner auction featuring rare newspapers, pamphlets, books, and ephemera tracing the development of printing and publishing in Philadelphia.The first paper mill in America was established…
