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![Origen of Alexandria (c. 185–253) Homilia in Genesim, Homiliae in Exodum, in Latin, translation by Rufinus, decorated manuscript on parchment [Austria, Lambach Abbey? c. 1150–1175]. Estimate: $150,000-$200,000.](/sites/default/files/styles/homepage_feature_story/public/media-images/2026-06/origen.jpeg?itok=MvMiKSbf)
More than 65 illuminated manuscript leaves and cuttings alongside a selection of codices go under…
Books and letters associated with J.R.R. Tolkien's friendship with fan Eileen Elgar come to the…
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Highlights from Forum Auctions' The Private Library: Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers on July 9 include:A Display of Presses Collections of pamphlets from presses around the world. The exchanges by the Society of Private Printers were assembled…
This year’s Colin Franklin Prize for Book Collecting offered by the Bodleian Library’s Centre for the Study of the Book has been won by Hannah Wei.The annual prize is awarded to an undergraduate or postgraduate student of the University of Oxford or Oxford Brookes University for a collection of…
Rare How the Grinch Stole Christmas artwork, Chuck Jones and Looney Tunes material, and Peanuts classics all feature in the Heritage Auctions' June 19-21 The Art of Everything Cool Vol. VIII sale.
The original working text of Alcoholics Anonymous with extensive handwritten notations and edits by the authors will be the final lot of The Jim Irsay Collection: Icons of History sale at Christie's on July 1, 2026.
Items from the comprehensive Kenneth Grahame collection of rare book dealer David J. Holmes will go under the hammer at Swann Galleries' Illustration Art auction tomorrow (June 18).
A Christie's auction on June 18 will focus on the major library at the Château de Tournay which was once the home of Voltaire.
John Steinbeck and James Fenimore Cooper handwritten manuscripts are going under the hammer alongside a major private holding of presidential material at Bonhams.The Documenting America sale featuring highlights from the Louise Taper Collection runs through June 23 featuring:
Handwritten lyrics, signed albums, and original artwork from Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, and Bob Dylan all feature in this month's Marvels of Modern Music online sale at RR Auction.
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.
Living with Nature is the latest exhibition presented by Dr. Jörn Günther Rare Books in Basel and explores the dialogue between humans and their natural environment through almost a millennium of manuscript production.
