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New York – The fabled private library of the most prominent antiquarian book dealer of his generation achieved extraordinary results over two live sales, totaling $16,141,944. The May 25 live evening sale, The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part One totaled $8,216,292, with 95% sold by lot…
New York — Swann Galleries will present the second iteration of Focus on Women, Thursday, June 2. The sale is poised to emphasize women’s experiences and contributions to literature, science, art, politics, and thought. With published and manuscript material from the hand-press period, through the…
To protest widespread book bans in the U.S., Margaret Atwood has collaborated with her publishers on a fireproof edition of her most famous—and often banned—novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, first published in 1985.
Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Katherine Litwin, library director at the Poetry Foundation in Chicago.
Philadelphia — Every year, the world celebrates Bloomsday on June 16, the day that James Joyce’s Ulysses is set in 1904. Nowhere celebrates quite like The Rosenbach Museum and Library, home of Joyce’s manuscript. Ulysses was published 100 years ago in 1922, and after two years, the in-person…
Asheville, NC — Biblio.com, one of the largest ecommerce sites for used and rare books, recently announced plans for their Biblio.live virtual book fair. Set to launch on June 2nd, the book fair will be an opportunity for rare booksellers around the globe to connect with Biblios’ vast audience of…
The desk on which Dame Hilary Mantel wrote her multi-award-winning Wolf Hall trilogy will be auctioned in London next month to benefit local literacy projects.
"It has served me well,” Mantel said, “and has a great record of turning out prize winners." The pine desk was a bespoke commission for…
Boston — Incredible handwritten lyrics by Bob Dylan for his song, "All Along the Watchtower," sold for $60,500, according to Boston-based RR Auction.
The lyrics on one page, written in black ink and signed neatly at the conclusion, "Bob Dylan, 2013," are accompanied by a 2014 letter of…
