A complete three-volume set of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in first editions,…
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After the death of English novelist and biographer Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865), her home at 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester, where she wrote Cranford and welcomed visitors including Harriet Beecher Stowe and Charles Dickens, gradually fell into disrepair. Happily, the Regency-style villa reopened…
Cincinnati, OH – On June 25, Cowan’s, a Hindman company, will present its American Historical Ephemera and Photography auction, which will offer an impressive selection of 18th to early 20th century material. Important time periods including the Revolutionary War period, the Civil War, the Indian…
Here are the sales I'll be watching this week:
At Aguttes on Monday, June 14, Guerre de 1870–1871 (Aristophil 41), in 515 lots.
Dallas, TX – The first Boston newspaper printing of the Declaration of Independence soared to $175,000, and a single folio leaf from the first volume of the Gutenberg Bible brought a winning bid of $162,500 to lead Heritage Auctions’ June 9-10 Rare Books Auction to $2,700,043 in total sales.
The…
Amherst, MA – Ashley Bryan has committed his life to filling the void of Black representation in children’s literature. Since the 1970s, the celebrated artist and author has shared the rich heritage of spirituals, miraculous songs of faith and resistance born from the horrors of enslavement.…
Lakeville, CT — AntiquarianAuctions.com sale #7 is large: with over 400 lots from many different subjects and Antiquarian disciplines, there is something for everyone. “The one constant has been our unwavering commitment to the uncommon and unusual” (Adam Langlands).
In case you missed it, last month Twain scholar and collector Kevin Mac Donnell shared highlights of his collection during a free, virtual event hosted by the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, Connecticut. It is now available here (easy log-in process required).
New York –– The 84th Rare Posters Auction from Poster Auctions International on Tuesday, July 20th features masterpieces and rarities from a century of poster design. The collection includes Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern, and Contemporary works suited to a variety of interests and styles.
All 500…
Detroit — The Detroit Festival of Books, in its fourth-annual gathering in 2021, will add a “Virtual Bookfest” to complement the in-person festival occurring in mid-July 2021.
“Our main event is, and will always be, the in-person bookfest at Detroit’s historic Eastern Market,” said Ryan M. Place,…
Berkeley, CA – PBA Galleries announced a valuable collection of original American Girl Dolls to be included in the Elite Americana & Rare Cartography sale on July 8th, 2021. PBA Galleries is offering the number one autographed copy of each of the five original dolls: Kirsten, Molly, Samantha,…
