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LONDON - Christie’s Science and Natural History online auction, which will be open for bidding until 25 October, presents a journey back in time, from the present day to the formation of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.
Three times each year, book collectors gather to attend major antiquarian book fairs, sponsored by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America in California (February), New York City (April), and Boston , this year November 6-13, will delight booklovers with fairs, special events, tours,…
On October 20, 2022, PBA Galleries will be hosting a sale with nearly 450 lots of rare materials on history, exploration, conflict, cultural development, social progress, technical innovation, and more, both in the Americas and around the globe. Included are books, manuscripts, maps, prints, views…
Last week the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York opened a splashy new exhibition, The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England. Spanning King Henry VII’s seizure of the throne in 1485 to the death of his granddaughter Queen Elizabeth I in 1603, the Tudor era was certainly dramatic, if not…
Two volumes bound in one of two key works in the history of Dutch exploration in the 17th century come for sale at Chiswick Auctions this month.
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Dr. Jacinta R. Saffold, one of the inaugural winners of the David Ruggles Prize in book collecting.
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New York – Christie’s Valuable and Important Books and Manuscripts from the Library of Edward R. Leahy totaled $4,473,378 with 94% of the lots sold. Leading the sale was Mr. Leahy’s spectacular collection of modern British illuminated manuscripts and fine bindings,…
The 2022 Antiquarian Booksellers' Association (ABA) National Book Collecting Prize has been awarded to two people for the first time since it began six years ago.
The 20 ghost stories by the author of A Christmas Carol are the focus of a new exhibition To Be Read At Dusk: Dickens, Ghosts & the Supernatural.
New York – An autograph scientific manuscript using the new concept of logarithms to determine the movement of the planets by Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) comes to auction on October 25 at Bonhams’ History of Science and Technology, including Space History in New York. The manuscript, estimated at $…
