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Leyburn, North Yorkshire - Topping the Glaisdale Agricultural Library Sale at Tennants Auctioneers on September 30 was Leonard Mascall’s The First Booke of Cattel, which sold for £6,200 ($7,000, all figures, excluding buyer’s premium), far surpassing its estimate.
Firsts, London’s Rare Book Fair, organised by the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association (ABA), celebrated its 65th edition this year with £7.2 million ($8.1 million) in sales, more than twice the previous year's total.
New York — Swann Galleries’ Thursday, October 13 Early Printed Books sale will include works from the Early Modern/Enlightenment period, starting with the Manny Coleman Collection, as well as publications on economics, science, medicine and travel and will feature part two of the collection of Ken…
A unique copy of the first edition of Emma has been sold for £375,000 ($425,000) -- a record-breaking price for any printed work by its author.
Virtual book fairs are here to stay, according to a leading promoter who has announced a new series of events.
The original drawings and manuscripts of 18th- and 19th-century female travel writers are in the spotlight at a historic property with strong links to Jane Austen.
Boston — RR Auction's October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a wealth of important literary letters and Revolutionary rarities.
Highlights include an autograph letter signed by Edgar Allan Poe. In the one-page letter, dated November 12, 1836, Poe solicits a donation for the…
Another very busy week for bibliophiles coming up in the auction rooms.
Minneapolis, MN — Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2022 MCBA Prize is San Antonio, Texas–based artist Keri Miki-Lani Schroeder for her artist’s book, If You Need Anything.
New Haven, CT — The William Reese Company, the world’s leading antiquarian bookseller of printed and manuscript Americana, is pleased to announce the continuation of the William Reese name and bookselling tradition under the new ownership of a joint venture between New York-based James Cummins…
