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A complete three-volume set of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in first editions,…
Throughout the year we have enjoyed suggesting the best new books about the many and varied facets…
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The Library of Congress is combining its two reading and writing programs for young people - A Book That Shaped Me and Letters About Literature. The move will enable the Library to better leverage its resources, to brand the programs more consistently and to encourage greater participation in these…
New York, NY, May 3, 2017 — In 1884, Henry James (1843-1916) wrote in The Art of Fiction:
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Tom Zille of Berlin, Germany who collects English and German interwar literature.
ITHACA, NY—Worth Auctions, located in Dryden, NY, announces the launch of their next auction catalog.
This catalog features the fourth session of rare and desirable militaria from the estate of a prominent Civil War collector from Upstate New York plus a sizeable collection of large folio…
A rare first edition of Lewis Carroll's enduring classic "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" fetched $9,062 at National Book Auctions' April 29, 2017 sale.
New York—On Thursday, April 27, Swann Galleries offered their tenth consecutive auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana to exceed $700,000.
DALLAS, Texas (May 1, 2017) - For over 40 years, photojournalist Gordon Converse travelled to more than 120 countries, shooting photos for the Christian Science Monitor. The award-winning photographer will have a number of prints available during Heritage Auctions’ Photographs Signature Auction in…
I was eager to get to the Washington Antiquarian Book Fair last weekend to check out its new digs in the heart of downtown D.C.
