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This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections…
Never-before-seen photographs of Marilyn Monroe, her annotated scripts, and her handwritten recipes…
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On Election Day, it is especially important to remember that the U.S. is in a constant state of evolution when it comes to voting rights. Contrary to what you might have learned in school, all Americans haven’t been free to vote since winning independence from England. As originally conceived, the…
The NYPL has acquired by gift, and through the generosity of his family, Arthur Miller's collection of his published plays, books, translations, anthologies, and other publications relating to his work in various editions.
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the death of Charles Dickens this year, the Isle of Man Post Office in association with the Charles Dickens Museum in London has produced a set of six stamps featuring five of John Leech’s illustrations for A Christmas Carol. The highest value stamp is…
New York — Swann Galleries’ Old Master Through Modern Prints sale on Thursday, November 12 will include masters of printmaking from the sixteenth through the twentieth centuries.
Boston — RR Auction's latest Marvels of Modern Music sale is led by the collection of blues musician and writer Tony Glover, a personal friend of Bob Dylan.
Tony Glover (1939–2019) was a musician, writer, and critic, who befriended Bob Dylan in the Minneapolis coffeehouse scene where they would,…
The Poster House was the last place I visited before New York enacted its statewide stay-at-home order back in March. I trekked down to SoHo via an eerily empty Metro North and the subway to catch a glimpse of The Sleeping Giant, an exhibition dedicated to exploring China's economic…
Austin, TX — A digital collection of manuscripts and photographs related to Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas will soon be available online thanks to an international collaboration.
Just in time for your holiday shopping! The Independent Online Booksellers Association offers its second virtual fair, running November 20-22 online at https://www.iobabookfair.com.
In many ways this feels like the perfect time to feature the brooding genius of Edward Gorey, and, as luck would have it, Hindman Auctions in Chicago is offering a substantial collection on November 13 that once belonged to Thomas J. Barrett. “He is a true Gorey enthusiast, and the books, prints,…
