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Hujar: Contact is an exhibition exploring the life, times, and creative evolution of photographer…
Magna Carta Regis Johannis XV die Junii AD MCCXV Anno Regni XVII was published in 1816 to mark the…
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Join us on October 3rd and 4th for two important evening sales of historic daguerreotypes and modern photography starting at 6:00pm each night, at their auction gallery at 117 Elliott Street, Beverly, Massachusetts. Over 200 daguerreotypes and thermoplastic cases are from a single 30 year…
Our occasional series profiling bibliomystery authors continues today with Marianne MacDonald, author of the Dido Hoare series. MacDonald's books feature Dido Hoare, an antiquarian bookseller and amateur sleuth operating in London. The first entry in the series, Death's Autograph, was…
(Philadelphia, Pa) — September 12, 2012 — Among the exquisite treasures on the block next week at Freeman's Auction are the last experimental work in the career of Thomas Alva Edison, America's quintessential inventor—a scientific journal, penned and illustrated in his own hand; and among the…
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — In a move that will solidify the Virginia/DC auction landscape, Quinn’s Auction Galleries of Falls Church, Va., is aligning with Ken Farmer Auctions & Appraisals of Radford, Va., to purchase another of the state’s leading auction businesses — the venerable Harlowe-Powell…
The Seattle Public Library will host a book collecting workshop for beginners from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 at the Green Lake Branch, 7364 Green Lake Dr. N. The workshop is free and open to the public. Registration is not required. Free parking is available at the branch. Learn…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that readers love lists. Collectors do, too. The Library of Congress made a splash this summer with its Books That Shaped America list and exhibit. The exhibit, which is on through the end of the month, is designed to kick off a discussion about books leading…
Kansas City, MO. Sept. 11, 2012—Pablo Picasso, heralded as one of the most important artists of all time, was a deep and complex man who revolutionized twentieth-century art through his enthusiastic embrace of all mediums: paintings, collages, drawings, prints, sculptures, ceramics, stage sets and…
New York—On Tuesday, October 2, Swann Galleries will offer a diverse selection of historically significant material in their semi-annual auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana. The sale contains many one-of-a-kind items with regional or national interest.
Can a bookshop exist without books?A new "bookshop" in Japan attempts just that. "Ika Bunko" specializes in bookish events, information, and products. It recently took part in a book fair. It has a store manager and two employees. All it's missing are the books themselves.…
