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The current exhibition at The New York Historical focuses on the development of the ideas of the…
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A book vending machine has been installed at Exeter St Davids thanks to a new partnership between Penguin Books in England, Exeter UNESCO City of Literature and Great Western Railway.
Supplied by Southwest-based vending machine company Graddon Vending, the machine sits in the entrance to Exeter St…
The Menil Collection is presenting exhibition of drawings by Polish-born American artist Si Lewen (1918-2016), made in preparation for his groundbreaking graphic novel about the never-ending cycle of war, The Parade (1957). All 55 original drawings reproduced in the book are being exhibited at the…
The countdown has begun to Festival of Libraries (June 7-11, 2023), a celebration of the role that Greater Manchester’s 133 libraries play in wellbeing, culture, creativity and more. It’s a festival for everyone that spans internationally renowned institutions such as Central Library, Chetham’…
A copy of 1939's Detective Comics No. 27 featuring the first appearance of Batman sold for $1.74 million at Heritage Auction's latest Comics & Comic Art sale. Graded Fine 6.0 by Certified Guaranty Company, it ties the auction record set in May 2022 when a higher-graded copy realized the…
Here are the sales I'll be keeping an eye on this week:
Highlights from Capitol Hill Books' latest acquisitions of rare baseball books including:
Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria’s reign, Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) inspired numerous artistic interpretations, most notably from the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood who considered him one of their ‘immortals’.
The British Library has reported on its Gender Pay Gap for the sixth year of what is now an annual cycle of reporting. As an employer with over 250 staff, the Library is required by law to carry out Gender Pay reporting under the Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap) Regulations 2017.
The archive of the English poet, journalist and literary critic James Fenton is heading to the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
Fenton’s body of work traces the political upheavals of our time, including the regime of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the suppression of…
Firsts, one of the world's leading rare books fairs, returns to the capital's Saatchi Gallery May 18- 21 where more than 100 leading UK and international dealers will showcase specially selected items.
Firsts is the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association’s premier annual fair and attracts a…
