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STURBRIDGE, Massachusetts—Collectors of all types—young and old to experienced and amateur—have undeniably shaped the identities of many American museums and historic sites since the 19th century. Many of these special places, such as Bayou Bend, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, The…
The Authors Club, an association for literary-minded gentlemen, was formed in New York City in 1882.
ITHACA, NY—National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, announces the launch of their next auction catalog.
Bibliophiles rejoice! Rizzoli, a New York City landmark among book lovers, has opened today a new 5,000-square-foot store at 1133 Broadway, near Madison Square Park.
Sometimes great discoveries are right under our noses. Ted Geisel (Dr. Seuss to millions of children) died in 1991, and soon after, Audrey, his widow, found a box of unpublished manuscripts and illustrations in his office during a home renovation. The box was put aside, and remained undisturbed and…
On Saturday, the first part of the library of collector Robert Easton heads to auction at Addison & Sarova in Macon, Georgia.
Tennessee sculptor Lundy Cupp has carved faces into many objects: tree trunks, walking sticks, and yes, even pumpkins.
July 21 is the birthday of Ernest Hemingway, and in celebration of that, today kicks off "Hemingway Days" in Key West, Florida, until July 26.
The 15th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival will offer, for the first time, a pavilion devoted exclusively to romance novels.
"Romance fiction is the second-best-selling genre in the publishing industry, generating more than $1 billion in publisher revenues in 2013," said Guy…
DALLAS—An outstandingly preserved hand-painted, double-sided jugate banner from the 1844 Presidential campaign of James K. Polk sold for $185,000 and claimed the world record as the most valuable piece of political memorabilia ever sold at public auction in Heritage Auctions’ June 27 presentation…
