A historically significant archive of letters relating to the family life of Yorkshire-born chemist…
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Artistic duo Anna and Elena Balbusso known as the Balbusso Twins will present their first solo…
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LOS ANGELES—For hundreds of years, medieval manuscripts have been bought and sold, gifted and stolen, preserved and rearranged, loved and forgotten, hidden and displayed, cut into pieces, hung on walls, and glued into albums. They have survived wars, fires, floods, religious conflict, political…
In our 2011 holiday gift guide for book lovers, we were proud to feature the Ideal Bookshelf poster. This year, we're happy to see that that project became its very own book of the same name, edited by Thessaly La Force with art by Jane Mount (Little, Brown and Co.; $24.99).
Rare Book School announces its 2013 course schedule. Join us this summer as we celebrate 20 years at the University of Virginia, and 30 years in operation!
DALLAS - A rare autographed Marilyn Monroe calendar featuring the young model stretched out in her “New Wrinkle” pose is expected to bring $8,000+ in Heritage’s Dec. 14 Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Entertainment Signature® Auction.
Do you remember the Edinburgh book sculptor? We reported on this mysterious artist last year, when she began leaving intricate book sculptures in literary spots around Edinburgh. Over a year later, we still know virtually nothing about the artist, except that she is a "she" and that she…
??LOS ANGELES- DEC 3, 2012- Profiles in History, run by Joe Maddalena, is proud to announce that the personal correspondence, manuscripts and first edition books from the brilliant scientists that shaped and formed our understanding of the universe will be included in their December 18th auction,…
DALLAS - A work of profound national pride and historical importance, Edward S. Curtis’ The North American Indian is expected to bring $900,000+ when it makes its auction debut Dec. 11 at Heritage’s Political, Western Legends & Americana Memorabilia Signature® Auction.
December 2, 2012 (Philadelphia, Pa) - Discovery and exploration are prevalent themes of Hudson River school artists and of today's auction, Fine American & European Paintings & Sculpture, at Freeman's. The top lot, Asher B. Durand's (1796-1886) ethereal painting simply titled "…
On Friday of this week, Christie's NY will hold an auction filled with countless rarities--it is impossible to pull a few highlights and do it any justice. For that, you can read the press release. Instead, my attention was drawn to two lots of manuscript diaries that surprised me with their…
New York, NY - For more than a century, stunningly graphic posters have been created to promote extraordinary performances by the world's great magicians. Though extremely rare by comparison to posters created to promote motion pictures or warn of war, there have been a sufficient number of magic…
