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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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Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce this 825 lot sale to be held on Saturday, January 29th 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…
Wilton, CT – A manuscript handwritten in German by Albert Einstein, signed, with several lines of mathematical equations, a check made out to a charter airline by John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential campaign, and a handwritten document signed by the legendary lawman Bat Masterson when…
Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions' December 11th magic sale, featuring the Bob Rossi collection of materials related to Joseph Dunninger—The Master Mind Of Modern Mystery—delivered breathtaking results from start to finish. When the hammer finally fell silent after a long day of energized…
For the past six years, we have checked in with consummate reader Linda Aragoni of the Great Penformances blog for her appraisal of the bestseller list from a century ago. This year we continue the tradition, learning about the bestsellers of 1921 and how they hold up today.
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Kansas City, MO – The Henry Fitz Jr. Archive of Photographic History, an extremely rare group of early daguerreotypes and related material from the family of pioneering practitioner Henry Fitz, was purchased at auction in Cincinnati on November 15. It includes what is believed to be one of the…
Los Angeles – Fans and admirers of the legendary stand-up comic Don Rickles may bid on personal belongings from his beautifully-appointed Los Angeles estate, which he shared with his wife Barbara, on Thursday, January 13 at 10 a.m. PDT. The live online sale will feature assorted “Toy Story”…
The Collins Memorial Library at the University of Puget Sound in Washington is pushing the boundaries of art and science. The brains behind its current exhibition, Science Stories—library director Jane Carlin, Evergreen State College professor emerita Lucia Harrison, and Puget Sound professor of…
Chicago – Hindman Auctions achieved more than $4.2 million across three days of Fine Art auctions. Across the December 13th American and European Art, the December 14th Post War & Contemporary Art and the December 15th Prints & Multiples auctions, bidders from 32 countries and 42 states…
Boston — A Gone With the Wind shooting script presented to Leslie Howard by David O. Selznick sold for $22,688 according to Boston-based RR Auction.
The front cover and spine are beautifully gilt-stamped, "Gone With the Wind, Screen Play," with the recipient's name stamped at the bottom right of…
A very quiet couple of weeks to close out December and 2021 in the auction rooms. Just a trio of sales to keep an eye on through the end of the month:
