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The current exhibition at The New York Historical focuses on the development of the ideas of the…
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New York, NY, June 23, 2015—The Morgan Library & Museum today announced the appointment of Roger S. Wieck to head one of the institution’s core curatorial areas, its internationally recognized Department of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts. Wieck is a world authority on medieval Books of…
BOSTON—Today, the Boston Public Library announced the results of the Print Department Report, a BPL commissioned year-long external review of the BPL Print Collection. Launched in June 2014 and conducted by Simmons College Professor Dr. Martha Mahard, the four-volume report evaluates inventory…
When: July 8th - September 19th, 2015
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At Swann Galleries' June 17 sale, this first edition of Agatha Christie's Murder in Mesopotamia (1936) set an auction record when it sold to a dealer for $7,250.
PHILADELPHIA, PA—The Raab Collection, the nation’s leading dealer in important historical documents, announced today that it is offering for sale a great American treasure, whose survival had been unknown to the public or historical community: the original Congressional Gold Medal from the early…
On June 30, the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts, will open A Renaissance Man: The Art of Fred Marcellino. Faithful readers of FB&C will recall our 2012 feature on Marcellino, a book jacket designer turned children's book author and illustrator.
BOSTON, MA—(June 18, 15) A typed letter from Ronald Reagan sold for $14,492, according to Boston, MA based RR Auction.
Italian artist Bruno Munari (1907-1998) made significant contributions to advancements in graphic design, photography, painting, and even teaching, and is recognized throughout the art world as a pioneer in modern visual expression. Munari spent much of his seventy-year career on book design and…
New York—A copy of The Great Gatsby inscribed by its author F. Scott Fitzgerald was the top selling lot at Bonhams’ Voices of the 20th Century sale on June 16. It realized $191,000, against an estimate of $80,000-100,000.
New York—June 17 2015—Herrick, Feinstein LLP's Art Law Group announced today that with its assistance, and working with the United States Government, its client, The Royal Library of Sweden, has recovered two rare books stolen along with dozens of other volumes over ten years ago. One book,…
