A new exhibition at The Grolier Club explores the evolution of technology and its impact on labor…
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A collection of 297 stage costume designs by Sally Jacobs (1932-2020) comes for sale at Chiswick Auctions’ sale of Books and Works on Paper on May 24. The archive, that includes mixed media designs for important stage Royal Shakespeare Company productions from the 1960s, is expected to sell…
The full catalog of the auction of bookseller and writer Larry McMurtry's partial personal estate has been released by Vogt Auction Galleries, featuring around 300 items from his home in Archer City, Texas.
Among the lots featuring his firearms, boots, memorabilia from his Hollywood productions,…
The Raab Collection has announced the discovery of an unknown and apparently unpublished F. Scott Fitzgerald letter from April 22, 1924, written to a long-lost cousin. The handwritten note touches on family, religion, women, and other subjects, and shows a personal and unreserved side of Fitzgerald…
New York's The Jewish Museum's latest exhibition is The Sassoons, revealing the fascinating story of a remarkable Jewish family, highlighting their pioneering role in trade, art collecting, architectural patronage, and civic engagement from the early 19th century through World War II. It follows…
The New England Book Auctions sale of Fine Books & Ephemera ends on Tuesday, May 9. The 207 lots include the usual very wide range of material.
The New York Public Library, in partnership with Cambridge University Library, has launched a new exhibition, Charles Darwin: A Life in Letters which celebrates the recent completion of the Darwin Correspondence Project, a 45-year endeavor to publish all of Charles Darwin’s letters.
Highlights from Coronation catalogues from Bernard Quaritch, Peter Harrington, and Bauman Rare Books including:
* Coronation of King William IV. and Queen Adelaide, 1831.
One of the largest collections of Enid Byton books in the world is set for auction thanks to a lifelong collector whose passion gained royal attention.
Over the course of nearly 50 years Julia Sesemann amassed thousands of books written by the famous children’s author including valuable…
Freeman’s latest Books and Manuscripts auction was marked by fierce bidding competition over presidential material and significant Americana, resulting in the $441,000 sale of a volume from the personal library of George Washington.
“The market for presidential books, documents, and autographs is…
The Magnificent Library of Norman Bobins: Part One, American Color sale gets underway next month at Christie’s.
Bobins, from Chicago, began collecting color-plate books more than 40 years ago and his collection traces the historical use of color in publishing, from hand-colored copper-plate…
