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Rare Book School (RBS) at the University of Virginia has received a $3.1m donation to endow a full-…
Highlights from Freize Masters 2024 which runs October 9 - 13 in The Regent's Park, London include…
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Going under the hammer at Brunk Auctions this weekend is a rare original printed, signed archetype of the Constitution of the United States which was recently discovered after being tucked away for generations at Hayes Plantation in Edenton, North Carolina, an 1821 National Historic Landmark.
Sworders’ Books, Manuscripts, Autographs and Maps auction, running October 18 - 27 includes a private collection of books and first day covers signed by preeminent US politicians.
The Empire State Rare Book and Print Fair, featuring more than 30 exhibitors from across the country, will take over the historic Great Hall in Shepard Hall at City College of New York today until September 29.The second annual installment will take over the 14,000 square foot…
The Brontë memorial in Westminster Abbey has been amended to include the diaereses over the ‘e’ of the names of the sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne, which have been missing from the memorial since its installation 85 years ago.Sharon Wright, Editor of the Brontë Society Gazette, alerted The Dean…
The work of Margaret Bourke-White, Berenice Abbott, William Klein, Anthony Barboza, and Ernst Haas feature in Swann Galleries' The New York Sale held today.
The Raab Collection has acquired and is offering for sale a rare copy of President George Washington’s 1793 Rules of Neutrality signed by Alexander Hamilton.
The Map House will present a new exhibition and sale Mapping the Tube: 1863-2023 exploring the evolution of London’s Tube system and the iconic London Underground map over 160 years.The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see and purchase hand-drawn and annotated manuscripts by Harry Beck on…
Highlights from the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America 75th Anniversary Virtual Book Fair which opens today and runs through September 27 include: * * The Valley of Flowers by F.S. Smythe (London: Hodder and Stroughton, 1938)
After eight years of planning and construction, the Warburg Institute in London's Bloomsbury will reopen on October 2 following a £14.5 million transformation with newly renovated spaces including a new reading room.Designed by architects Haworth Tompkins, highlights include the Wohl Reading Room…
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Emma Treleaven, winner of the 2023 ABA National Book Collecting Prize.Where are you from / where do you live?I grew up in Canada, but I’ve lived in London, England for over 10 years now. I'm lucky to call both places home!What did you study at…
