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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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New York — To commemorate the anniversary of America’s Independence on July 4, 1776, Sotheby’s announces a copy of Virginia’s Official Ratification of the United States Constitution as a highlight of Sotheby’s Fine Books and Manuscripts Including Americana auction on 21 July in New York.
London — Christie’s Valuable Books and Manuscripts auction on 13 July will present a complete set of Harry Potter first editions, each signed or inscribed by J.K. Rowling (estimate: £100,000-150,000), offered by one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world, Livraria Lello, Porto, Portugal,…
Lesser known children’s book artwork will go on show alongside major collectible names at the Masterpiece London art fair tomorrow, June 30, through July 6.
Wilton, CT — If the name Button Gwinnett doesn’t ring a bell, you’re in good company, even among many American history buffs. Unremarkable as he was, Gwinnett’s rare signed document accounted for completing an autograph collection of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence that was…
Coming up this Independence Day weekend, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, will open We the People: The Radical Notion of Democracy, which puts a rare, original print of the U.S. Constitution—there are just eleven known in the world—in conversation with works of…
New York — "My God what have we done." Captain Robert A. Lewis, the co-pilot of the B-29 Superfortress called the Enola Gay, wrote those immortal words shortly after 8:16 a.m. on Aug. 6, 1945, moments after he and his crewmates dropped the atomic bomb on the citizens of Hiroshima. The course of…
This week brings manuscript letters, first editions, medical books, rare maps, and historical ephemera to the auction block.
Amsterdam – Catawiki is proud to continue our tradition of offering exciting maps and views in our Exclusive Cartography auction.
This month we are offering several top items without a reserve price, for example a lovely Blaeu map of Africa. Dating from around 1645 -- this is one of the most…
Stansted Mountfitchet, England — A rare Tudor manuscript designed to help with swan-keeping in the era when mute swans were owned by the English crown comes to auction in the summer. The two-volume manuscript included in Sworders’ August 23 sale of Books and Maps in Stansted Mountfitchet was used…
Dallas, TX — The sign's message was simple but irresistible: "History for Sale" — three words that would lead Carl Przyborowski on a four-decades-long pursuit. The Chicago-area building contractor saw the enticing sign outside a specialty shop on the Las Vegas Strip, where he and his wife were…
