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Sell My Comic Books is delighted to announce that we have been acquired by Goldin, the leading collectibles auction house.
The staff, intellectual properties and other assets were included in the acquisition, including SellMyComicBooks.com and sister site SellMyComicArt.com.
Sean Goodrich will be…
A new exhibition will open in April 2023 that will explore how the Victorian writer Elizabeth Gaskell presented Manchester and its people through her novels and short stories, and the impact she had through her writing.
Highlights from The 19th Century Rare Book and Photograph Shop's latest catalogue Magnificent Books & Manuscripts include:
Sir Terence Conran (1931-2020) had a huge impact on the design of the modern British home via his Habitat stores and The Conran Shop. Parts of his various collections are coming up at Bonhams for its sale of the contents of his home and former boys’ school, Barton Court in Berkshire, on December 14.
The National Library of Scotland is appealing for urgent help to save its vast historic Scottish newspaper collection from degradation.
Offering unique stories about everyday life and major events, the newspapers open a window into centuries of Scottish history. The collection, which dates from as…
London – The first of the farewell letters written in the Antarctic by Captain Robert Scott as he realised that he and his team would not survive has been sold by Bonhams Fine Books and Manuscripts department in London for £415,000. It establishes a new world auction record for a Polar artefact.
The London Rare Books School (LRBS) at the Institute of English Studies, University of London has opened bookings for its 2023 summer series of intensive courses on a variety of book-related subjects. Booking is also open for the institute’s London International Palaeography School, and the TS…
"B" Dry Goods is opening in Crown Heights in Brooklyn on December 9. The gallery will offer an unmatched mix of art, design, rare books, manuscripts, music and ephemera. "B" Dry Goods deals in both the primary and secondary art markets, selling works by the…
Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Asmaa Walton, curator of the Black Art Library:
Please introduce us to the Black Art Library:
Literary memorabilia is alluring to collectors, as the recent Joan Didion auction made clear. Bits and pieces owned by famous authors come to auction occasionally and always draw attention. To see three such objects owned by Charles Dickens up for sale—during Dickens season no less!—is noteworthy.
