The J. Paul Getty Museum will open its Beginnings: The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages…
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Who knew the Bloomsbury Group was known for its discernible palate and not just its literary taste?
Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Oliver Darkshire of Henry Sotheran's in London, where, amongst other duties, Darkshire maintains the lively and beloved Twitter feed for the store.
London — Christie’s Valuable Books and Manuscripts auction on 13 July is the most valuable various owner sale for the category to date, led by three extraordinary works: the Longleat copy of a 1499 Bible historiée on vellum, the first complete printed Bible in French; a deluxe copy of Thomas…
As literary artifacts go, this one evokes childlike delight: an ivory cup-and-ball toy that once belonged to Jane Austen headed to auction at Sotheby's London on December 13, 2016, where bids were expected in the £20,000-30,000 ($25,000-37,000) range.
Cincinnati, OH – On June 21 and 22, Hindman Auctions’ American Historical Ephemera & Photography sale realized $989,781. The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann was the focal point of the auction, with bidders eagerly competing for this celebrated collection. Rare…
Here are the sales I'll be watching this week:
Ah, libraries!
All those books! All those really, really smart librarians! All those nooks and crannies! Just the thing for a higher-class romance ... a little discrete necking ... a nice little venue in which to hide a body....
Muriel Spark is less read in America than in her native Great Britain, which is a shame since she is one of the "50 greatest British writers since 1945," landing at No. 8, ahead of the more popular Ian Fleming, Roald Dahl, and A.S. Byatt. Spark, who was born in Scotland in 1918, published novels,…
Earlier this month, the Library of Congress paired with Levenger to produce a new edition of Long Remembered: Lincoln and his Five Versions of the Gettysburg Address. It has long been held that Abraham Lincoln wrote at least five drafts of his famous address, differing in word choice, punctuation,…
One ring to rule them all,
One ring to find them,
One ring to bring them all
And in the darkness bind them.
A mysterious gold ring that may have been the inspiration for the One Ring in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels has gone on public display at The Vyne, an an aristocratic country house in…
