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The California International Antiquarian Book Fair sponsored by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) makes its in-person return to San Francisco February 9-11 at Pier 27 (cruise ship terminal).
Hindman has announced that it will continue to expand its national footprint by merging with Philadelphia-based Freeman’s. With a combined six salerooms and 18 regional offices across the country, the new Freeman’s | Hindman stand to have the largest coast-to-coast presence of any auction…
Sotheby’s will offer a one-of-a-kind item linked to the history of modern mass communication: the earliest posted envelope using a prepaid stamp. The unique piece of philatelic history – a Mulready letter-sheet combined with a Penny Black stamp – contains the first-ever methods of…
A new exhibition opening later this month will be the first time the Freud Museum will explore the phenomenal impact of Sigmund Freud in Latin America. While Freudian psychoanalysis is often considered a European practice, its impact in Latin America has arguably been the most dramatic. In the…
The British Library has today confirmed plans to return its main catalogue online on January 15 following the major cyber attack at the end of October 2023 which also saw hackers leaking personal data belonging to users and library staff.
Stuttgart Rare Book Fair opens later this month with international booksellers heading back to the Württembergischer Kunstverein from January 26 to January 28 following a break due to the pandemic and renovation works at its traditional venue in 2023.
The Part of the Furniture exhibition will explore the history of furniture and furnishings through books from the extensive library of book collector and antiques dealer John Bedford.
Non-fiction writers Nicholas Basbanes and Nicholas Gage have jointly filed a class action suit in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan against Microsoft and OpenAI alleging - and seeking damages for - copyright infringement of their intellectual property in the building of AI engines,…
![STAMP ACT CRISIS [THE SONS OF LIBERTY – LAMB, John (?) (1735 ‐1800).] Autograph document signed (“Vox Populi”), [New York, October 23‐24 , 1765]. One page, 156 x 192mm., on laid paper. Estimate: $4,000,000-6,000,000](/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_listed_teaser_thumb_768x735_/public/media-images/2024-01/christies-stamp-act-placard-january-24.jpg?h=5f8dda7f&itok=13Z3RDJ6)
Christie’s' January 17 Fine Printed and Manuscript Americana sale will feature a selection of rare pieces documenting some of the most important events in American history, from the earliest days of the American Revolution to the closing days of the Civil War.
At University Archives on Wednesday, January 10, 406 lots of Rare Signed Manuscripts, Books, Photos, and Relics, including a lengthy Thomas Jefferson letter to typefounder James Ronaldson ($25,000–35,000). In this October 11, 1812 letter Jefferson mentions the ongoing conflict between Britain and…
