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Bibliography Week is coming back to New York later this month. Here are the day-to-day highlights:
It feels remiss not to take a moment to memorialize three longtime booksellers that have left us this week. For many, the passing of Fred Bass, 89, of New York City's Strand Bookstore will seem like the end of an era. Fred's father, Benjamin, founded the bookshop along New York's fabled 'Book Row…
The Library of Congress has acquired the archive of Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist, commentator and playwright Art Buchwald, best known for his long career as a political satirist, poking fun at the famous and powerful for The Washington Post and in a column syndicated in 500 newspapers worldwide…
Dallas, TX - Setting two world records and tallying more than $10 million in sales of rare and vintage posters maintained Heritage Auctions’ dominance in the vintage poster field in 2017. The year marked a 27 percent increase in total sales over 2016.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, a memoir by Harriet Ann Jacobs about her early life as a slave in North Carolina and subsequent escape to freedom in the North, was first publis
The new year may be all about fresh starts and future plans, but bibliophiles and history buffs might prefer a backward glance, with a particular focus on the beautiful manuscripts of the past thousand years. Several institutions are currently or will soon feature major exhibitions of illuminated…
Ithaca, NY—Worth Auctions, located in Dryden, NY, announces the launch of their next auction catalog.
Ithaca, NY—National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, announces the launch of their next auction catalog.
Though not necessarily known for being a bookish time of year, literary-minded Pittsburgh residents have compelling reasons to brave the elements this New Year's Eve: Amazing Books & Records is hosting the 3rd annual Booklovers Bash at its three stores throughout the city. Blues band Chillent…
PBA Galleries saw strong prices realized in their December 14th sale of Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography.
