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A life-size bronze of writer Sylvia Townsend Warner has been unveiled in Dorchester her home county…
Decorations and holiday trees inspired by poems, traditional tales, and children’s books are on…
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A first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first of J.K.
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SAN MARINO, Calif.—The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens continues to celebrate the centennial of the U.S.
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Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Tom Kiser, proprietor of Vivari
I can't put my finger on why, but I like "thumb bible" as a bibliographic term. Which is why I was delighted to see a selection of them slated for auction next week at PBA Galleries.
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Mumbai, 10 August 2016: Between 1812 and 1816, a lavish six-part compendium with breathtaking illustrations of Mughal and Dravidian monuments, cityscapes and sublime views of mountains and waterfalls—the most extensive work of its kind, held its readers in awe.
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DALLAS - At The Earth’s Core, a 1974 masterpiece by Frank Frazet
The Provencal house of James Baldwin, the African American novelist and essayist who died in 1987, has been purchased by a real es
Last week the Library of Congress announced its full slate of authors confirmed for this year's National Book Festival on September 24. They include:
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DALLAS -  A rare copy of Action Comics #1 - featuring the first appearance of Superman and considered a cornerstone of pop culture — quickly surpassed its $750,000 estimate to sell for nearly $1 million at a public auction of vintage comic books and comic art Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, at…
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Denver, Pennsylvania, August 6, 2016 - Morphy Auctions, the finest auction destination for fresh to the market collections, is excited to announce this highly anticipated, early fall antique advertising sale event to be held on September 10th and 11th, 2016.  Over 1,000 visually striking