A complete three-volume set of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in first editions,…
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London — As you may remember the PBFA London Antiquarian Book Fair was due to happen at the end of this month. Sadly, as with all ‘live’ fairs, this had to be cancelled. The good news is that PBFA in-person events will be starting again later this year, and we will continue to have the PBFA’s…
Dallas, TX — A Columbia Law School textbook once owned and full of notes by former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the unquestioned giants of the U.S. legal system sold, for $18,125 in Heritage Auctions’ Manuscripts Auction May 19. An exceptional artifact from RBG's early legal…
Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Yarran L. Jenkins, proprietor of The Book Merchant Jenkins in Brisbane, Australia:
How did you get started in rare books?
The Philippe Labaune Gallery may be a newcomer to the New York arts scene, having opened its doors earlier this year, but its founder is a well-known figure in the world of comics collectors as the founder of Art9, an organization that introduces European comics to a wider audience. The…
New York—Swann Galleries’ Thursday, June 3 sale of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books will feature world cartography with an emphasis on American maps, works from prolific printmakers and ornithologists.
New York — Swann Galleries’ sale of Old Master Through Modern Prints on Thursday, May 6 delivered $1.8 million in sales, and saw seven print records set. “There was robust and consistent interest in Old Master prints, with several new artist records set for prints by Rembrandt, Goya and Piranesi,…
Yesterday, Bromer Booksellers & Gallery in Boston premiered a special exhibition titled Pressing Issues: Voices for Justice in the Book Arts. Curated by Meredith Santaus, the exhibition features 100+ artists’ books, prints, and original art spanning more than 100 years that deal with activism,…
Chicago – On May 12, Hindman Auctions realized over $883,000 in 367 lots in its Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana sale. Active and competitive bidding led to the highest sold total for a Books and Manuscripts various owner sale in Hindman’s history and a robust 96 percent sell…
New York — Exploring the thematic and visual diversity of the photographic medium, Swann Galleries’s auction of Photographs & Photobooks on Thursday, May 27 covers twentieth-century masters, as well as contemporary practitioners and items from the visual vernacular: albums, archives, and…
Dallas, TX – Beginning in June, Heritage Auctions will bring to market more than 5,000 high-grade Golden Age comic books that haven’t seen the light of day since they were purchased off newsstands in the 1940s.
