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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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Massachusetts & Rhode Island Antiquarian Booksellers proceeds apace in these parlous times. Last September we met at Grey Matter Books in Hadley and approved 2 new members who have been booksellers for many years, but recently relocated to Massachusetts: Stuart Bennett Rare Books and L. & T…
Book artist (and our book art columnist) Richard Minsky has just unveiled his latest collection -- The Book Art of Thomas Watson Ball. Following in the footsteps of his three highly successful collections of American publishers' bindings, he assembled this single-artist collection of more than…
NEW YORK - Heritage Auctions Feb. 22-24 Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature® Auction has officially become the single greatest comics auction ever conducted, realizing $8.9+ million over three days, completely obliterating the company’s previous world-record total of $6.03+ million set in May…
ORANGE, Calif. - Southern California’s finest estates continue to yield their treasures to Don Presley, whose March 3rd “Once in a Lifetime” auction of antiques, art and collectibles includes an exciting array of genuinely unique items.
If you haven't had the chance yet, now's the time to see The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, which just won the Oscar for Best Animated Short.
Chicago, Illinois - February 2012 - Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, one of the nation’s leading fine art auction firms, announces the February opening of a new auction facility in Denver, Colorado. The office is located in Denver’s Golden Triangle, 960 Cherokee Street, situated just blocks away from…
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - In order to meet the demands of Washington, D.C.’s booming market for art and antiques, Quinn’s Auction Galleries has relocated to a more spacious venue in the heart of suburban Falls Church. The new 14,400-sq.-ft. premises at 360 S. Washington St. encompass three floors, with…
[ITHACA, NY] National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, hosted a Sunday, February 19th auction featuring a broad range of rare antique books, as well as an intriguing assortment of ephemera and artwork. Of particular note were rare first editions of early and modern titles, many of which were…
Our series profiling the next generation of antiquarian booksellers continues today with Brooke Palmieri, a young American working in London for Sokol Books.
