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A complete three-volume set of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in first editions,…
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Sotheby’s will present the first selection from the important private collection of Barry Yampol today which is led by an edition of Pliny the Elder’s Natural History with an estimate of $900,000-$1,200,000.
This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections advisor specializing in rare books and manuscripts as well as fine photography and prints.
A 1903 edition of The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum signed by Judy Garland goes under the hammer in Heritage Auctions' Hollywood & Entertainment auction December 9-10.The copy was presented to Diane Catherine, the daughter of Garland’s private tutor, and Garland’s lengthy handwritten…
Rare maps made for Operation Bigot in World War II go under the hammer today in Heritage Auctions' Arms & Armor auction.
Highlights of Swann Galleries' Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books auction on December 9 include:* Oceani Ocidentalis seu Terre Nove TabulaHand-colored double-page woodcut map of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, and southeast North America (Lyon, 1535). One of the earliest…
The National Archives has announced that it will temporarily loan more than 30 historic documents, records and artifacts held in storage vaults in Washington, DC to support exhibitions at America’s Presidential Libraries celebating the Semiquincentennial in 2026.
Scripts from The Bing Crosby Show feature in Sotheby's' Swinging on a Star: The Private Collection of Kathryn and Bing Crosby auction which also includes the singer's musical arrangements, photo albums of golf tournaments, and his hats.Taking place on 18 December, the sale includes a set of 11…
While it probably will not help solve the question 'Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?', Alan Rickman's personal copy of the shooting script will definitely go under the hammer at Propstore's Entertainment Memorabilia auction tomorrow.Rickman's heavily annotated script of John McTiernan's 1988…
One of the most popular pieces of festive storytelling will go under the hammer at Heritage Auctions December 12–15 celebrating the 60th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas which was first shown in December 9, 1965.Featuring in its The Art of Disney auction among various other examples of…
Leading RR Auction’s December Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale are around 40 signed portraits of Albert Einstein including etchings, lithographs, letters, and photographs.
