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Never-before-seen photographs of Marilyn Monroe, her annotated scripts, and her handwritten recipes…
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art will mark the longevity of a classic picture book hero…
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Forget your simple Hallmark card because a spectacular trove of vintage valentines and trade cards heads to auction in California just in time for Valentine’s Day.
New York — Bibliophiles everywhere are invited to join the hunt for rare books and all manner of fine works on paper March 4-6 during the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America’s California Virtual Book Fair. Exhibitors from 14 countries will present a carefully curated collection of more…
After nearly a year spent isolated from friends, family, and coworkers, many of us have found ourselves tethered, for better or worse, to virtual conference platforms to remain in touch and to get work done. What was once novel quickly lost its luster--remember Zoom cocktail hours?--and I doubt…
New York — The winter offering of Vintage Posters at Swann Galleries comes across the block on Thursday, February 18. The sale features a selection of scarce designs from various prolific movements in the genre, and exceptional works from top designers.
Paris – On March 23rd, Christie’s France, in association with booksellers Jacques Quentin (Geneva) and Benoît Forgeot (Paris), is honored to offer the first part of the renowned poetic library of Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller, undoubtedly the most comprehensive and bibliophile collection on French…
Last week, the Brotherton Library at the University of Leeds in the UK announced its acquisition of a very special book. In a dark brown morocco binding with plentiful gold tooling, the rare 1647 copy of Beaumont and Fletcher’s Comedies and Tragedies was given to the monarch while he was heir to…
Here are the auctions I'll be watching this week:
The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples - Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection will be sold at Jerusalem's Kedem Auctions on Tuesday, February 2. The 178 lots come from the collection of publisher and bibliographer…
Cincinnati, Ohio – Cowan’s, a Hindman company, will present its first dedicated various owner African Americana sale on February 18. The sale will feature a diverse selection of books, manuscripts, newspapers, photographs, posters and ephemera dating from the 18th century through the mid-20th…
London — The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association (ABA) is pleased to unveil an expansion of their ‘Firsts’ fair brand to include three upcoming online rare books fairs, in partnership with international organisations the Association of Antiquarian Booksellers of Canada (ABAC/ALAC) and the…
Boston — A remarkable Edgar Allan Poe letter to an autograph collector will be auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction.
The remarkable one-page handwritten letter signed "Edgar A. Poe," dated November 16, 1843. Letter to Joseph H. Hedges, in full: "I presume the request you make, in your note of the…
