A complete three-volume set of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in first editions,…
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Amherst, Massachusetts — A lost clown is befriended by a farmer. A frightened mouse is spared by a hungry lion. A beloved dog’s ball is destroyed and replaced. These stories come alive in picture books rich in color and strong in narrative—and all without words. Wordless picture books take center…
Among the many incredible Sylvia Plath lots currently on offer—letters, recipe cards, wedding rings—the author’s cherished tarot deck stands out.
Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with April Sheridan, Special Collections Manager at the Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
What is your role at your institution? Please introduce us as well to the Joan Flasch Artists' Book…
Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England — Six books inscribed by Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the founder of modern nursing, come to auction at Sworders in September, They are being sold by descendants of WJP Burton, the principal of a school sited in the Nightingale family home in…
(The following ‘postcard’ was sent to us by Jennifer Phillips, ABAA/ILAB bookseller at Evening Star Books and manager of the Twin Cities Antiquarian Book Fair, held *in-person* this past weekend. --Editor)
New York — The New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (NYIABF)—officially sanctioned by Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) and International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and produced by Sanford L. Smith + Associates—is making its return to the Park Avenue…
Berkeley, CA -- Seventy-five choice lots of rare and valuable Americana and cartography drew strong interest to PBA Galleries’ July 8th auction. The sale was highlighted by an amazing record price of $361,500 (including the buyer’s premium) for the first book printed in California, José Figueroa’s…
A slightly quieter week in the auction rooms this week, but here's what's coming up:
Just prior to the Fourth of July weekend, the Museum of the American Revolution (MoAR) in Philadelphia announced an exciting new acquisition: the “long-lost Revolutionary war diary of John Claypoole, husband of Betsy Ross.”
New York — Swann Galleries will present Focus on Women, a sale dedicated to the important contributions of those in the community who identify as women working in the fields of activism, art and design, community, education, entertainment, health and wellness, science and innovation, sport, and…
