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Highlights of the Potter & Potter Houdiniana & Magic Memorabilia auction on April 18…
Highlights from the collection of rare book dealer, publisher, and collector David Aronovitz will…
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In December 2011 the Grolier Club of New York will host an exhibition on the history of the French national printing establishment, the Imprimerie Nationale, arguably the most important printing house in Europe. Drawn from the vast and comprehensive archives of the Imprimerie Nationale,…
LOS ANGELES—The J. Paul Getty Museum today announced the acquisition of the Abbey Bible, an Italian illuminated manuscript that exemplifies the highest achievements of the Gothic era. The Bible is named for a previous owner, who was a celebrated collector of Italian manuscripts.????
The Book as Memorial: Book Artists Respond to and Remember 9/11September 6 - December 16, 2011
Next week Heritage Auctions will sell the Jerry Weist Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy Art and Books. Fans of Wells, Lovecraft, Asimov, Clarke, Dick -- rejoice! This incredibly broad and deep collection has complete runs from nearly every publisher in the genre, high-grade pulp magazines…
- PBA Galleries hosts a Rare Books & Manuscripts sale on 8 September, in 185 lots. The top-estimated lot is a complete set of Stephen King's Dark Tower series, each signed by King and the artist (estimated at $15,000-20,000).
San Francisco, CA - September 1, 2011 - From October 27 - 30, The San Francisco Fall Antiques Show, presents TREASURE TALES - a six-part lecture series. The theme of this year’s show, Hidden Treasures, is inspired by the pearl, the treasure hidden within an oyster shell that is the…
