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The Antiquarian Book School Foundation has announced the return of the 2026 CABS-Minnesota…
A comprehensive collection of personal Colonel Harland Sanders memorabilia including his personal…
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The upcoming week is a very busy one for rare books and manuscripts at auction.
Having immersed myself thoroughly in various activities of this year’s Ulysses centennial, I came to the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair hoping to see a lot of Joyce – in particular, a copy of the prospectus for Ulysses publisher Sylvia Beach put out for her Shakespeare & Co.’s…
Wilton, CT – Five items pertaining to Albert Einstein (two typed letters; a handwritten letter; an awards program; and a humorous card; all five of them hand-signed); Bob Dylan’s handwritten lyrics to the song Mr. Tambourine Man; a handwritten letter by Charles Darwin discussing hereditary…
On April 29, an endearing documentary called Hello, Bookstore will debut at New York City’s Film Forum. The film follows bookseller Matt Tannenbaum, who has owned and operated The Bookstore in Lenox, Massachusetts, since 1976, as he reads aloud (Russell Hoban, Elizabeth Smart, John Crowley, Leonard…
Chicago — On May 4, Hindman Auctions is honored to present Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan sold to benefit his alma mater, Eureka College, in its Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana auction. The collection of more than 50 lots features books, most…
London — The greatest classic of fantasy fiction and one of the most celebrated stories of all time, The Lord of the Rings defined a genre and is now available from Folio lavishly illustrated with artwork by Alan Lee.
New York is back! The New York International Antiquarian Book Fair opens tomorrow.
New York — The Thursday, April 28 offering of Old Master Through Modern Prints at Swann Galleries will feature iconic images from the late fifteenth century through the mid-twentieth century.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh employed a ghostwriter for his quickie 1927 autobiography, We, following his famous transatlantic flight that year. Then he rejected the writer’s account and spent three weeks rewriting it.
Boston — A rare handwritten letter by Ludwig von Beethoven sold for $251,240 according to Boston-based RR Auction.
The four-page handwritten letter in German, dated September 24, 1815. The lengthy note by Ludwig van Beethoven to his librettist, the court poet Friedrich Treitschke, asking him to…
