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A historically significant archive of letters relating to the family life of Yorkshire-born chemist…
Artistic duo Anna and Elena Balbusso known as the Balbusso Twins will present their first solo…
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New York—On Thursday, December 8, Swann Galleries will hold an auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Historical Prints, and Ephemera, which features maps of American interest from a private collection, a fine assortment of atlases and other maps, books with plates and individual…
Treasure Hunting through Attic Trash? Historian Says Pan the Paperwork for GoldFrom PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow” to A&E’s “Storage Wars,” reality TV has capitalized on our fascination with discovering treasure in household junk.
Ty Pennington finds a new way to change lives as he brings people's hidden treasures to "The Great Big American Auction," Thursday, December 8, on the ABC Television Network. Ty Pennington has spent years making dreams come true by transforming people's homes. Now the host of ABC's "Extreme…
Harry Potter fans will have t duke it out with medieval manuscript collectors for two educational manuals coming up for auction tomorrow at Christie's in London.
[ITHACA, NY] National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, will host a Sunday, December 4th auction featuring a broad range of rare antique and vintage books, as well as a fine array of atlases and ephemera. This auction will also contain a large, handsome personal library of scholarly books…
Results
Full results for the 2-3 November Art + Object auction of the Pycroft Collection of Rare New Zealand, Australian and Pacific Books [PDF] are here [PDF]. The sale brought in a total of NZ$546,060, with 596 of 632 lots selling.
(Palm Beach, FL) - One of the most anticipated events of the season, the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show will make its annual return to the Palm Beach County Convention Center on Presidents’ Day weekend, February 17-21, 2012. With the collections of more than 180 international exhibitors…
There are times when booksellers' catalogues are more like limited editions, and such is the case with Glenn Horowitz's new catalogue, Virginia Woolf: The Flight of Time. And with good reason--this beautiful new catalogue chronicles the superb collection of William B. Beekman that is being offered…
(WASHINGTON, DC) The O.B. Hardison Poetry Series presents the annual Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute at Folger Shakespeare Library on Monday, December 5 at 7:30pm. This year’s guest poet is Aracelis Girmay, who will read from her own work and from selections of Dickinson’s poetry. In language rich…
Catalogue Review: Cohen & Taliaferro, #2
For this week's review, a look at a catalogue of antique maps and atlases. Cohen & Taliaferro is a New York City-based dealer under Richard B. Arkway, Inc. This catalogue shows a fine selection of beautiful and interesting cartography, from Munster…
