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Highlights of the Potter & Potter Houdiniana & Magic Memorabilia auction on April 18…
Highlights from the collection of rare book dealer, publisher, and collector David Aronovitz will…
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Washington, DC—Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) is widely considered the greatest German artist. From March 24 through June 9, 2013, the Albertina Museum in Vienna, Austria, will lend to the National Gallery of Art 118 works on paper by Dürer for a magnificent exhibition that will be on view only in…
For many collectors and dealers, February is a high point in the year -- it offers the chance to browse, buy, and sell at several major book fairs in California, including the Codex International Book Fair, the Santa Monica Show, and the California International Antiquarian Book Fair, held this…
A quick rundown of the January sales so far, and a look at what's coming up this week:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — January 24, 2012 — The Library Company of Philadelphia will honor the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation with a special exhibition and a teaching symposium. The exhibition opening January 28 will chronicle the evolution of this historic document by…
On January 1, Sharon L. Gee assumed ownership of the San Francisco-based auction house, PBA Galleries. Gee, who had a successful career in corporate sales, has no prior auction house experience, but she was looking for a career change and spending some free time cataloguing books in her father-in-…
The Booklyn Art Gallery is pleased to present ODD VOLUME, an exhibition of artworks and the books they are inspired by.
January 26 - March 3, 2013
Opening Reception & Zine Release: Saturday, Jan. 26, 7 - 10pm
Featuring art and personal libraries of:
Barry Humphries, AO, CBE, the Australian comedian, satirist, artist, and author has been appointed a Patron of Honor by the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). The appointment recognises his major contribution to the antiquarian book trade.
New York, NY — January 23, 2012 — Between January 18th and 20th, 2013, Guernsey's Auction House conducted the first of three separate sales of thousands of rare collectible posters seized by the Nazis from collector Dr. Hans Sachs in 1938. Recently returned to Peter Sachs, the son of Dr. Hans Sachs…
In the midst of a national debate on gun control, a previously undiscovered - and surprisingly pertinent - poem by Carl Sandburg was found by a volunteer at the University of Illinois at Urb
Following the firm’s exclusive sale of Magnificent Silver Judaica last month, Kestenbaum & Company is now pleased to present on Thursday, January 31st at 3:00 pm, an auction of nearly 400 lots featuring the broad variety of Fine Judacia for which the company is celebrated.
