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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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Concord, MA — The Concord Museum is pleased to collaborate with Mass Audubon on the special exhibition, Alive with Birds: William Brewster in Concord, opening in the Museum’s Wallace Kane Gallery on March 4, 2022 through September 5, 2022. Alive with Birds is the first and most comprehensive…
Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce this comprehensive sale to be held on Thursday, March 17th and Friday, March 18th, starting at 10am CDT. Thursday will feature playing cards, cheating paraphernalia, rare books, and casino and gambling chips. Friday will include coin-op…
March is women’s history month, which prompts an annual uptick in auction and bookseller offerings of ‘women’s books’ and related topics. Bonhams, for example, is hosting a “Women Through History” sale in London on March 23. Highlights include a Jane Austen letter, Margot Fonteyn’s pointe shoes,…
Boston — The Ticknor Society is now accepting submissions for the Fourth Annual George and Anna Eliot Ticknor Book and Book Culture Collecting Prize, which was created to encourage and recognize those in New England who have been inspired to form a book collection of their own. The Prize awards $…
Rochester, NH – It’s been a rough time for us all struggling through the Covid crises. For Antique Exhibitors and Customers it’s been especially difficult with no shows to help break the monotony. After two years of it, Flamingo Eventz is pleased to announce return of live, in-person, Antique Paper…
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Andrew Schafer, one of the winners of the 2021 Taylor C. Kirkpatrick Prize for Colorado residents aged 30 and younger.
Fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings may be excited to note the posting, over this past weekend, of previously unpublished images of J.R.R. Tolkien's manuscripts and paintings.
San Marino, CA — The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced that it has acquired the papers of Will Alexander (b. 1948), a multimedia artist and award-winning writer. Alexander is the author of more than 30 collections of innovative, exploratory work that includes poetry,…
Boston — RR Auction's March Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a host of truly remarkable items.
Austin, TX — More than 60,000 digitized items and a new educational resource based on the papers of two LGBTQ pioneers are now online thanks to researchers at the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
