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Timed to mark the 100th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s birth on June 1, Heritage Auctions' sale…
Real stories of World War Two codebreaking and James Bond posters and ephemera will go under the…
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Printing came late to my adopted state.
Leyburn, North Yorkshire — This September, Tennants Auctioneers are delighted to be selling The Glaisdale Agricultural Library: The Private Collection of a Yorkshire Agriculturalist in a single-owner sale.
If you’re interested in learning more about the rare book business, applications are still open for the annual York Antiquarian Book Seminar (YABS), which will run October 31 to November 3, 2022.
New York – The Hispanic Society Museum & Library (HSM&L) – the primary institution dedicated to the preservation, study, understanding, exhibition and enjoyment of art and cultures of Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries and communities – announces significant acquisitions made at the…
Talk therapy is nothing new, but how about bibliotherapy? I'm not talking about self-help publications, but rather using literature as a means to physical and psychological salvation. And really, who else but the French, the beneficiaries of a literary patrimony that dates from the 9th century,…
Last fall, the mighty literary organization PEN, which originated in London as a dining club for writers, celebrated its 100th anniversary.
One room was abandoned when the piles neared the ceiling, and at some point a subsidence of books blocked the door from the inside, sealing the room off.
When I saw the news bit earlier this week that artist and novelist
New York – This fall, the Grolier Club in New York City—America’s oldest and largest society for bibliophiles—presents a special exhibition that details how books have been produced throughout history and across various regions of the globe.
Headed to auction this week: rare science books, a Gutenberg Bible leaf, works on paper, photography, and more.
