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The ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair has returned to the Park…
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with 2025 David Ruggles Book Collecting Prize…
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Artcurial has auctioned Hergé’s original drawing for the 1942 cover of the album Tintin in America, which was then used in 1946 for the first colour edition of the album.
After a bidding battle during the The World of Hergé, Tintin’s Creator sale, this Indian ink drawing was sold on…
Opening this Friday at the Bard Graduate Center (BGC) in New York City is an exhibition on historic dining customs and fashions. Staging the Table in Europe 1500-1800 features books, art, and objects (knives out!) that shed light on pan-European food culture.
At Chiswick Auctions on Tuesday, February 14, Autographs & Memorabilia, in 398 lots. Rating the top estimate is a pair of boxing trunks worn by Muhammed Ali during his final match in December, 1981 (£15,000–20,000).
Sidney Lapidus ’59 has donated a collection of rare Revolution-era books and publications to Princeton University as part of the Venture Forward campaign, enabling Princeton University Library (PUL) to greatly enrich the Sid Lapidus ’59 Collection on Liberty and the American Revolution.
The New York Public Library has acquired the collection of the East Village Eye, the 1980s newspaper that documented the development of the East Village and played a pivotal role in establishing the “downtown scene” during a transformative decade.
Highlights from the 55th California International Antiquarian Book Fair running February 10-12 from various booksellers include:
Part of bookseller and writer Larry McMurtry's personal estate will come to auction at Vogt Auction Galleries in May featuring a range of items belonging to the Texas author including some from his home in Archer City.
An Abigail Adams letter discussing the Battles of Lexington and Concord sold for $106,998, according to Boston-based RR Auction.
Conversation Tree Press, based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, is publishing limited editions of Peter Pan, illustrated by Charles Vess, printed by Nomad Letterpress and bound by Ludlow Bookbinders.
New dates have been announced for the excellent travelling exhibition The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Artists which is currently on at Braintree Museum, Essex until July 1 2023.
