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This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections…
A special festive selection of items related to Christmas from various dealers:* Robert Frost, a…
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Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Kitazawa Rika, a fourth generation bookseller in Tokyo, Japan, at her family's shop Kitazawa Bookstore. Rika-san is also the first Japanese bookseller we've profiled in this series. Special thanks Rose Counsell, proprietor of Hozuki Books in…
Westford, MA – The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) will hold its 50th annual conference in Chicago, Illinois April 5-9, 2022. The conference theme is “Past, Present, Future: Aspiring to New Heights.” This premier event for art and visual information professionals marks the 50th…
A new exhibition at the National Library of Wales focuses on the history of how the Bible has been translated into Welsh. In particular, it celebrates the 400th anniversary of the early seventeenth-century translation that continued to be the standard text in Welsh up to the twenty-first century.
San Marino, CA — The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens has acquired the archives of legendary Arts and Crafts architects Greene & Greene. The trove of approximately 6,000 items includes design drawings and photographs, business correspondence, family papers, notebooks,…
Washington, D.C. — The Library of Congress has acquired the M.C. Migel Memorial Rare Book Collection from the American Foundation for the Blind, comprised of more than 750 items dating from 1617 to the present, including books by and about Helen Keller and other blind authors. The collection is a…
I'll be keeping an eye on these sales this week:
New York – Highlighted by nearly 600 works sold, 300+ bidders across 12 countries, and two auction records, Sotheby’s marathon two-day auction of the Ricky Jay Collection concluded yesterday in New York, achieving an exceptional $3.8 million – far exceeding its $3.2 million high estimate, with an…
Chicago – Hindman Auctions’ November 9-10th Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana auction will feature 687 lots. The sale will be led by strong sessions featuring printed and manuscript Americana, natural history, science and microscopy, and fine bindings including fore-edge…
The Library of Congress reported that the 2021 National Book Festival, held mostly virtually this year from September 17 through September 26, drew more than 317,000 views in just its first few weeks. The full slate of festival programs remains available on demand for those of you looking for…
London — Exhibitors and fair organizers declared the 64th edition of Firsts, London’s Rare Book Fair a resounding success, with visitor numbers up almost 30% on the 2019 edition and strong early sales setting the tone for what proved to be a productive four-day event for exhibitors.
