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New York-Swann Galleries’ June 21 sale of Printed & Manuscript Americana brought more than $700,000, capping off a standout year for Americana at the house, which has seen buoyant prices in the 201
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with James Freemantle, collector of Private Press books. James is a contributor to The Private Library, the journal of the Private Libraries Association, as well as Parenthesis and Matrix (Whittington Press), as well as being a member of the Oxford…
At the 2015 New York Antiquarian Book Fair, I was brought up short by the sight of a tatty composition book displayed under glass in Brian Cassidy's booth. It was, he confirmed, one of Joe Gould's notebooks.
SAN MARINO, Calif.—In a move to gain new insights into the U.S.
Novelist Dan Brown, known for his runaway bestseller The Da Vinci Code (2003), has donated ??300,000 ($338,000) to the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica, aka The Ritman Library, in Amsterdam. The money will be used to digitize the library's core collection of about 4,600 early printed…
[ITHACA, NY] National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, announces the launch of their next auction catalog.
Just a few weeks ago I was delighted to hear that collector and bookseller Philip R.
Recent Morbid Anatomy Museum Flea Markets have been a something of a phenomenon, with two-hour lines stretching around the block, happy shoppers traveling from as far afield as Australia, vendors showcasing a dizzying array of one-of-a-kind artifacts, shoppers dressed to the nines, and music and…
One of the images Tenniel declared entirely dissatistactory, leading to the recall of the entire first edition. This edition of Alice, in remarkable condition, did not sell on Thursday. Credit: Christie's Images LTD.
A rare presentation first edition of Karl Marx’s seminal work, Das Kapital, inscribed by the author and given to Johann Eccarius, the close friend with whom he fell out and who may have betrayed him, sold at Bonhams Fine Books and Manuscripts sale in Lo
