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Boston - John F. Kennedy's personal 'victory map' of Cuba used during the Cuban Missile Crisis sold for $138,798 according to Boston-based RR Auction.
New York—The Morgan Library & Museum announced today the acquisition of an extremely rare manuscript leaf by the finest and most original illuminator of the Dutch Middle Ages, the Master of Catheri
Los Angeles — The Annenberg Space for Photography, a cultural destination dedicated to exhibiting both digital and print photography, announced its next exhibition -&n
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Dallas, TX - A rare post-war French release double grande poster from Casablanca soared to $143,400, helping Heritage Auctions’ Movie Posters Auction reach $1,958,775 in total sa
Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Elizabeth Call, special collections outreach librarian at the University of Rochester.
New York—Swann Galleries will offer an auction of Graphic Design on Thursday, May 3, celebrating innovation in the field, with an array of vintage posters, along with a coterie of fine graphically-oriented objets d’art including original maquettes, an Hermès scarf and playing cards
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth, the Library of Congress has made available online—for the first time—musical manuscripts and scrapbooks from the legendary composer’s personal and professional archives housed in the nation’s library. These digital offerings and…
Just a few weeks ago, the Yosemite Conservancy released a new book titled Anywhere That is Wild: John Muir's First Walk to Yosemite. Drawn to both its subject (Muir and, more broadly, American nature writing) and its beautiful design, I picked up a copy. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the…
In a document presented at the most important annual rare book sale in Paris this week, April 13-15 we discover a fifteen-year-old Marcel Proust, in love with a 13-year-old Russian girl, torn be
