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BOSTON - May 2012 - Historic New England awards its 2012 Prize for Collecting Works on Paper to M. Stephen Miller and DeWolfe & Wood, Antiquarian Book Dealers.
John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces is a cult classic, and its many devotees will be interested to know about a scarce letter and archive that goes under the hammer on June 15. Sotheby's New York is offering a letter written on January 7, 1963 by Toole to close friends Pat (Patricia), Rick…
We'd like to turn your attention to this excellent essay on Peter Paul Rubens by Maureen Mulvihill, a scholar who has published several essays of interest to us in the past (e.g., on
National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, will host a Sunday, June 3rd auction featuring a broad range of rare antique books, as well as a quantity of posters and ephemera. Featured is a large collection of modern first editions, the majority of which retain their original dust jackets. We…
In its 55th year, the London International Antiquarian Book Fair achieved excellent sales figures - up by 22% to £3.85 million, which given the current economic climate, has surpassed expectations. For the first time, the Fair took place in the National Exhibition Hall of Olympia, West London, from…
The Guardian reported yesterday that Saddam Hussein's daughter, Raghad Saddam Hussein, is seeking a publisher for her father's hand-written memoirs. Raghad apparently has the documents with her in exile in Jordan. Nothing has been mentioned, yet, about the contents of the work.
In March, London Metropolitan University's Board of Governors announced plans to find a new sponsor for The Women's Library.
Back at the beginning of March I posted a list of top eBay book sales from December 2011 to the end of February 2012. Since eBay only keeps listings around for so long I thought I'd repeat the list every two to three months to keep up to date:The highest five sellers by price:
The Piccolo Spoleto Festival, a two-week celebration of literature, film, music, dance, theatre, and visual art
Last late month we reported that Larry McMurtry had decided to auction 350,000 books from his Archer City bookshop. Today we have more details to share.
