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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(November 19, 2012—Amherst, MA) The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is pleased to offer the rare opportunity for guests to see selections from the 20th-century classic, Charlotte’s Web, written by E.B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams. Some Book! Some Art!: Selected…
The timeless books 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' (1889) and 'Through the Looking Glass' (1901) are featured in the Polar II sale at Bonhams on 4th December at Knightsbridge (estimate £2,000-£4,000)
Our series profiling the next generation of antiquarian booksellers continues today with Stefania Pandakovic, a junior specialist in the books and manuscripts department at Christie's in London.
New York—Thomas Malin Rodgers, Jr. (1943-2012) formed an incredibly extensive collection of dictionaries and other lexicographical works, spanning 3,500 years in date—from a 16th-century B.C. cuneiform tablet to a first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary issued in parts from 1884 to 1933.…
(Dallas, TX - November 2012) From simple pleasures to ultimate luxuries, the Dallas International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show offered all who attended, the opportunity to purchase their very own piece of history. The show welcomed thousands of dealers, designers and collectors from the…
New York—Swann Galleries’ auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Historical Prints, Ephemera on Thursday, December 6 opens with nearly 150 lots from The collection of Dr. Stephen and Michiko Levine of River Edge, NJ. The Levines have…
(NEW ORLEANS, LA) - Nov. 2012 - New Orleans Auction Galleries will celebrate a new chapter at a festive grand reopening preview reception to be held on Thursday, Nov. 29, followed by a three-day auction Nov. 30-Dec. 2.
There are at least two exhibits on view in Boston that bibliophiles should not miss if they have the opportunity to poke around town before, after, and between book fairs. One is at Harvard's Houghton Library: From Austen to Zola: Amy Lowell as a Collector. "Lowell was one of the few women…
One Bidder Buys All to Keep Muhlenberg Family Treasures Together and in the Process Sets Auction RecordThanks to one great history lover who snapped up every single lot in this evening’s sale, the treasured legacy of one of Pennsylvania’s great families, the Muhlenberg’s remains intact. ????
DALLAS - A rare three sheet poster for the 1933 classic King Kong goes head to head against Dracula, The Three Stooges and a previously unknown Mickey Mouse cartoon poster for top lot in Heritage Auction’s Nov. 29-30 Vintage Movie Poster Signature® Auction. With almost 1,200 lots to choose…
