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The ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography sponsored by the International League of Antiquarian…
A life-size bronze of writer Sylvia Townsend Warner has been unveiled in Dorchester her home county…
The auction of the collection of Marcel Proust's great-grandniece, Patricia Mante-Proust, is, to quote Sotheby's, "a real literary event," and that's not publicity blather. Going to auction at Sotheby's Paris on May 31 is an exceptional archive of very personal material, including family photos and…
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Paris--On Tuesday 31 May an original signed watercolour illustration from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's seminal children's book The Little Prince (1940) will go under the hammer
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New York— On Tuesday, June 14, Swann Galleries will auction The Esther Salinas Collection of Fine Illustrated & Plate Books, featuring intricately embellished editions of the Bible, Western and Eastern fairy tales and fables, as w
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Auction Running May 26-June 2.  LITERATURE  Lot 1 [Lawrence, T.E.] SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM. A Triumph Published: Printed for the author by Manning Pike and H.J. Hodgson, London, 1926.
On June 15, Bonhams in London will offer at auction a very rare presentation copy of Karl Marx's hugely influential economic work Das Kapital.
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DALLAS - Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas turns 50 this year, celebrating its Golden Anniversary as one the most beloved animated Christmas specials ever to grace the airwaves. To mark this momentous birthday, the family of legendary animator Chuck Jones is releasing the largest trove of…
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LOS ANGELES, May 23, 2016  -- The 1982 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Dr. Kenneth Wilson will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Auctions on May 26. It is only the 19th Nobel Prize to go under the hammer.
We're jumping on the Hamilton bandwagon and highlighting three historical documents related to the Founding-Father-turned-Broadway-star that will be among the incredible selection of Americana going to auction this week at Sotheby's New York.
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BOSTON, MA - May 20, 2016 - Skinner, Inc. has named Katie Banser-Whittle as its newest Regional Director. In this role, Banser-Whittle will be responsible for developing new business, providing appraisal services, and managing client relations with individuals, fiduciaries…