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Bonhams has announced a major sale dedicated to Oscar Wilde's life and works which will take place…
The Morgan Library & Museum's exhibition lineup for 2026 includes a display of late medieval…
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A new exhibition will explore the lasting influence of Geoffrey Chaucer and chart the influcence of the unconventional poet known as the ‘Father of English Literature’ from his earliest known manuscripts up to present-day interpretations of his work.
The Raab Collection has discovered and is offering for sale a previously unknown and defining statement in the hand of Albert Einstein in which the world-renowned scientist reveals the real reason to pursue learning and knowledge is for its own sake: “The greatest value of knowledge lies in…
Sotheby’s is offering an exceedingly rare piece of Jane Austen history, a copy of Isaac D'Israeli’s Curiosities of Literature, a popular work from the late 18th and early 19th century containing anecdotes about historical persons and events, unusual books, and the habits of…
RR Auction's Marvels of Modern Music auction features more than 250 items including Led Zeppelin autographs, art by Bob Dylan, and Jim Morrison's handwritten lyrics for The Doors' song L'America.
The Portico Library in Manchester has successfully received support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for its project Reuniting the Portico Library, Uniting People.
The Philadelphia Rare Book Fair will be held in Trinity Memorial Church at 2212 Spruce Street in downtown Philadelphia. The historic space which will be transformed into a haven for bibliophiles, with more than 25 exhibitors from across the USA coming to display a broad range of books and…
An outstanding archive of letters written to clan chief The Mackintosh of Mackintosh, the majority personal autographed letters from the British Royal Family, are coming up for auction in the Books, Maps & Manuscripts Sale at Tennants Auctioneers on December 13 with an estimate of £1,000-£2,000.
Significant J S Bach, Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Brahms musical manuscripts belonging to scientist and baritone Sir Ralph Kohn come to auction next month.
Personal letters and books that mark the deep relationship between author E. M. Forster and policeman Bob Buckingham and his family come to auction this month. The cache of more than a dozen autograph letters and over 160 books come to sale from the Buckingham family at …
Sotheby's London sells 91 lots of Fine Books from a Distinguished Private Library on Tuesday, November 28, including a remarkable copy of Captain Thomas Brown's rare publication Illustrations of the American Ornithology, this on large paper with an engraved dedication to the Earl of Airlie. It is…
