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A special festive selection of items related to Christmas from various dealers:* Robert Frost, a…
A complete three-volume set of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in first editions,…
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London — The Lindisfarne Gospels, the most spectacular surviving manuscript from Anglo-Saxon England, will go on display in the North East on loan from the British Library in 2022.
The manuscript will feature in a high profile exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, with a supporting…
Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions is excited to announce its upcoming Fine Books and Manuscripts Sale to be held on Saturday, March 13th, starting at 10am, CDT. Given current regulations, this sale will be streamed live from Potter & Potter's gallery and held on www.potterauctions.com.…
We first spoke to Nigel Beale, host of book culture podcast The Biblio File, almost ten years ago when he launched the Literary Tourist community and was just getting off the ground with his podcast. We thought it was time to check in, as the podcast continues to grow and expand and Beale has also…
Although it’s impossible for us to take trips at the moment, the Palace Green Library in Durham, England, has put together a treat for armchair travelers using its special collections of books, archives and manuscripts from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. The online-only exhibition…
Travelers to Dublin are bound to see signs for Guinness beer just about everywhere they turn. But these posters and placards, at least the older ones, are more than that; they are eye-catching, funny, even literary, and they showcase some of the best art in advertising.
Since most of us are mere…
Wilton, CT – An exceptional handwritten four-page presidential address signed by Thomas Jefferson and directed to the Cherokee Nation in 1806, a spectacular one-page document written and signed by Albert Einstein regarding his theories on gravity and relativity, and a two-page letter…
London — University College London (UCL) has opened submissions for the Anthony Davis Book Collecting Prize, to encourage budding book collectors.
The prize is offered by UCL Library Services and is open to any student studying for a degree at a London-based university.
Previously the prize…
London — Shapero Rare Books, internationally renowned dealers in antiquarian and rare books, has launched a new Near East and Islamic department. Shapero specialists have over 250 shared years of experience in the book world, with particular expertise in fine illustrated books from the 15th to the…
York, PA – Black History Month, observed annually in February, recognizes the African-American struggle for freedom and key events that empowered the Civil Rights Movement. In honor of Black History Month and the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Hake’s will open its February 24-25…
