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A Frederick Douglass signed letter from March 13, 1893, addressed to Frederick Perry Noble,…
A site-specific art installation partly inspired by a quote from Pride and Prejudice is…
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If you missed the publication in hardback of Book Parts, a series of 22 short essays by major figures in the book world, back in 2019 then its appearance now in paperback is the perfect moment to remedy this loss.
A trio of interesting conferences to add to your diaries are coming up in the near future including Aphra Behn & her Restoration, The Brontë Society's How beautiful the earth is still, and Quills and Characters: approaches to women’s letters, 1660-1860
UNESCO has recognized an international set of 15 manuscripts about Ferdinand Magellan's first circumnavigation of the globe and the three Hikayat Aceh manuscripts from Leiden University Libraries as World Heritage.
Results from the Vogt Auction Galleries sale of bookseller and writer Larry McMurtry's personal estate from his home in Archer City, Texas, this week included:
* A cast-signed set of the four books in the Lonesome Dove saga including Robert Duvall, Anjelica Huston, Chris Cooper, and Margo…
Two complete sets of Beatles autographs and never-before-seen snapshots of Paul McCartney and George Harrison from a 1963 gig are coming to auction in Staffordshire. The autograph books have the rare distinction of bearing all four signatures of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and…
"I was terribly saddened to learn of the death of John Dunning," writes Nick Basbanes, "a consummate bookman in every respect.
The founding, organization, and expansion of a major American university library over more than three centuries is the focus of I Give These Books: The History of Yale University Library 1656 - 2022 by David Alan Richards, published by Oak Knoll Press.
University Archives' May 31 Rare Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia auction features autographed material from Ludwig van Beethoven, George Washington, and Houdini's widow.
On Monday, May 29, Vogt Auction sells 300 lots from the Estate of Larry McMurtry, including furniture and typewriters from his home in Archer City, TX, as well as his own copies of many the books he wrote.
Sotheby's' June 12 The World of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman sale features books from their own library, association copies, and move scripts, as well as the Brunswick 'Monarch' billiard table Newman had in his New York office and Woodward’s wedding dress.
Highlights include:
* Lalo Schifrin…
