A life-size bronze of writer Sylvia Townsend Warner has been unveiled in Dorchester her home county…
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Colorado Springs, CO — CABS-Minnesota has selected five awardees for the inaugural cohort of the Diverse Voices Fellowship program. The fellowship offers a program of professional and career development in the antiquarian book trade for individuals who have been distanced from the trade by reason…
Los Angeles – Photography—a word derived from the Greek terms phos (light) and graphe (writing or drawing)—is, by definition, a means of “writing with light.” The medium’s inherent relationship with writing manifests in various ways, from the use of captions and…
Edgar Allan Poe’s pocket watch, an engagement ring he gave to his last fiancée, and a fragment of the poet’s coffin are among the artifacts recently donated to Richmond, Virginia’s Poe Museum. The collection, which the museum’s executive director Maeve Jones called “transformative,” also includes…
Philadelphia — Freeman’s inaugural auction of its 2022 season, Books and Manuscripts, was led by the sale of a remarkable Land Ordinance of 1785, which far exceeded pre-sale estimates to achieve $201,600 (Lot 22; estimate: $80,000-120,000). The auction featured an impressive 98% sell-through rate…
Washington, D.C. — Applications are being accepted for the 2022 Library of Congress Literacy Awards from Jan. 20 to March 4. The awards are made possible through the generosity of philanthropist David M. Rubenstein.
Another busy week coming up in the salerooms:
Berkeley, CA – PBA Galleries announced an auction of Americana, Travel, Natural History and Maps on February 24th, 2022. The sale comprises nearly 550 lots of books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, ephemeral materials, providing an overview of the history, culture, and societal development of the…
Los Angeles – For centuries, artists and scientists have been fascinated by the structures of the human body. Featuring works of art from the 16th century to today, the Getty Research Institute exhibition Flesh and Bones: The Art of Anatomy explores the theme of anatomy and art and the impact of…
Photobook devotees will be interested to hear that Aperture has launched a PhotoBook Club, “bringing together a constellation of emerging and established artists and individuals engaged with photobook-making for conversations that will inform and inspire photo-loving audiences around the world.”
Agatha Christie is beloved by legions of readers and collectors, and her 1937 mystery, Death on the Nile, starring that most famous detective, Hercule Poirot, is a fan favorite. While Christie hardly needs a bump from a movie based on her work, the latest adaptation, directed by Kenneth Branagh and…
