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London — Unseen for 70 years, the library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven (1900-1973) is considered one of the most celebrated collections of natural history not only containing stunning examples of the most famous volumes but also a host of rarities.
At Aguttes on Tuesday, May 17, Lettres & Manuscrits Autographes, Livres, Estampes & Photographies, in 300 lots. A manuscript book of hours from around 1500 at Rouen, with miniatures by Robert Boyvin, is expected to lead the sale at €15,000–20,000. A first edition of Molière's Le Misantrope…
Washington, DC — The Library of Congress is marking the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted — the landscape architect and writer who designed the U.S. Capitol grounds and many public parks and university campuses — with a display on view through June 4.
Take a ten-minute, behind-the-scenes tour through the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library in Toronto, Canada, where you’ll see a First Folio, the first handwritten draft of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, a centuries-old legal deed, Leonard Cohen’s notebooks, and items from its extensi
It may come as a surprise to learn that some executioners also practiced medicine. A 1,500-page manuscript recently acquired by the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in California reveals its author, a German executioner named Maximus Fidelis Steigendesch (1730–1810), aka…
Dallas, TX— Spanning George Washington to the Wild Things, Heritage Auctions' latest American Art Signature® Auction set numerous auction records Tuesday on its way to a $6 million finish.
Chicago – On May 3 and 4, Hindman Auctions’ Fine Books & Manuscripts sales realized more than $1.4 million. The Library of Jack Charles Davis, sold to support charitable institutions, was presented on May 3, and was followed by the Fine Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana auction on…
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Read Brown, of NYU, who won second place in the 2021 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest for his collection "The Serious Business of Fun: A Collection of Books on the Video Game Industry."
Dallas, TX – A rocking chair commissioned by President John F. Kennedy sold at Heritage Auctions Saturday for nearly $600,000, the highest price ever paid for one of the late president’s prized rockers.
Charlottesville, VA – Rare Book School (RBS) at the University of Virginia has selected the third cohort of 15 fellows to join the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Heritage (RBS-Mellon CH Fellowship). Fellows will participate in a three-year program which includes…
