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On October 25 in New York, Bonhams will offer a huge collection of letters, manuscripts, diaries, presentation copy novels, and personal ephemera of John Steinbeck in a single-owner auction, John Steinbeck: The Mary Steinbeck Dekker Family Collection. The material comes…
The Raab Collection has announced that it has discovered, acquired, and is offering for sale for the first time ever a letter of great importance in the history of the Revolutionary War, one in which George Washington thanks God and Heaven for American victory in the Revolution.
Known to generations of children (and their parents) for his illustrations for the books of Roald Dahl, Sir Quentin Blake has worked on more than 300 other titles, dozens of which he wrote himself. Featuring a selection of Blake’s illustrations, Bonhams is hosting Making a Mark: A Fundraising…
The Folio Society is marking this year's 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s First Folio by today publishing a landmark edition of The Complete Plays in what it describes as the "most ambitious limited edition in the company’s 75-year history".
A scarce letter signed by the philosopher Friedrich Engels which offers a glimpse into his economic theories and personal correspondence is set to go under the hammer at Nate D Sanders Auctions today. Bidding begins at $160,000.
A collection of 22 letters from Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, Charles De Gaulle and Chiang Kai-shek to Oxford academic of Sir William David Ross and donated to Oxfam come to sale at Chiswick Au
The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) has voiced its concern to the City of Paris administration authority over its plans to remove the longstanding bouquinistes stalls that line the quays of the river Seine during the Olympic Games being held in the city next year.
Leading Swann Galleries' September 28 Americana auction is a large archive of papers from polar explorer Robert Peary including supply lists for his Greenland expeditions, a letter to his longtime lieutenant Matthew Henson, letters on his rivalry with explorer Frederick Cook, four diaries, and…
On Tuesday, September 26, Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins at Forum Auctions. The 259 lots include Otto Magnus von Stackelberg's Costumes et Usages des Peuples de la Grece Moderne (1825), which is expected to lead the sale at £20,000–30,000.
Highlights from James Cummins Bookseller's latest catalogue Literature Manuscripts include:
