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Decorations and holiday trees inspired by poems, traditional tales, and children’s books are on…
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London – The peripatetic life of the 19th century Irish painter George Chinnery (1774-1852) took him from the Tipperary of his birth to London, then to Serampore in West Bengal via Madras, Calcutta and Dacca. Fleeing his creditors, he arrived in Macau in 1825 and made the island his home until his…
Stuttgart, Germany — Even though an in-person fair is not yet possible due to the ongoing pandemic, the German Antiquarian Booksellers' Association, VDA, has kept with the tradition of its printed catalogue, an important component of the Stuttgart fair each year.
The much-anticipated catalogue of…
This week the book world celebrated the centenary of James Joyce’s controversial novel, Ulysses. In conjunction with Rare Books LA, which opens today, a virtual panel discussion reflecting on “The Novel of the Century” was held; in case you missed it, it has been uploaded to YouTube and is…
A mind-blowing collection of autographs—and autograph albums—is currently listed for sale with a Boston-based auction house.
Containing 24,000 signatures collected between 1942 and the late 1990s, the collection features Hollywood stars from Alfred Hitchcock, Audrey Hepburn, and Tom Hanks, as well…
New York — Fine Books & Autographs are at Swann Galleries Thursday, February 17. Autographs from inspirational figures across technology, politics, literature and beyond will feature, alongside scarce first editions from the twentieth century and noteworthy artist books.
Austin, TX — To mark the 100th anniversary of the publication of James Joyce’s landmark work of literary modernism, “Ulysses,” The University of Texas at Austin’s Harry Ransom Center will offer a virtual program on its new Joyce exhibition on Feb. 2—100 years to the day after “Ulysses” was…
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Caitlin Moriarty of Ann Arbor, Michigan, who was an Honorable Mention in the 2021 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize for women collectors aged 30 and younger.
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Berkeley, CA — PBA Galleries announced a PBA Platinum Sale on Thursday, February 10th, 2022. The sale consists of 113 select lots of rare, important, and valuable material in all fields, with printed books from the 16th to 21st centuries containing landmarks of science, literature, and history;…
Wilton, CT – Two letters signed by Albert Einstein (one typed, one handwritten, both in German), a recognizance bond signed by Sir Isaac Newton when he was Warden of the Royal Mint in 1699, and two items signed by Abraham Lincoln (one an autograph album, the other an early legal brief drafted…
