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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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Cincinnati, OH – Hindman will offer more than 300 lots detailing the African American experience in the United States from the Antebellum Period through the Civil Rights Movement to the modern day in its February 23 African Americana auction. This sale brings together property from several…
Newbury, Berkshire, England — A private collection of space photographs and memorabilia from the late space correspondent, writer and space aficionado Tim Furniss, who witnessed pioneering space moments first-hand, is among a vast selection of unique photographs of man’s very first moments in space…
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 and managed by Sanford L. Smith + Associates—is making its much-anticipated…
Connecticut — The next AntiquarianAuctions.com sale, scheduled for February 23, features just over 290 lots of rare books, documents, photographs and artwork. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.com. The six different vendors believe that…
A very busy week coming up:
At Bonhams London on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 15–16, The Connoisseur's Library Sale, in 837 lots. There are a few sets of bindings included, but this sale is largely library furniture and ornaments.
Philadelphia — Timothy Cesar. Cuff Liberty. Jabez Pottage. Jonas Sunsaman. Nearly 200 rare documents bearing the names of Black and Native American soldiers who served during the Revolutionary War are now in the collection of the Museum of the American Revolution.
Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce this 600+ lot sale to be held on Saturday, February 26th starting at 10am CDT. The event will be held online and live streamed, with a limited number of bidders physically allowed in the gallery as determined by current Illinois public…
Boston — Johann Sebastian Bach signed document acknowledging payments for the annual performance of a funeral motet on St. Sabina's Feast Day sold at auction.
An excessively rare handwritten receipt by composer Johann Sebastian Bach sold for $400,000, according to Boston-based RR Auction.
Los Angeles – The Getty Research Institute has acquired an archive of more than 250 artist’s books. The Max Gimblett Artist’s Book Collection, created by painter, calligrapher, and Zen monk Max Gimblett, are a gift by the artist and his wife, scholar and curator Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett. These…
The 54th California International Antiquarian Book Fair opens tomorrow in Oakland, and aside from the thousands of books, maps, and manuscripts for sale, this year’s fair will feature a major historical exhibition on wine and viticulture, drawn from the collection of the Shields Library at the…
