A complete three-volume set of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in first editions,…
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Christ Church Oxford and the Bodleian Libraries have become joint owners of an exceptionally rare…
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UNESCO has recognized an international set of 15 manuscripts about Ferdinand Magellan's first circumnavigation of the globe and the three Hikayat Aceh manuscripts from Leiden University Libraries as World Heritage.
Two complete sets of Beatles autographs and never-before-seen snapshots of Paul McCartney and George Harrison from a 1963 gig are coming to auction in Staffordshire. The autograph books have the rare distinction of bearing all four signatures of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and…
The founding, organization, and expansion of a major American university library over more than three centuries is the focus of I Give These Books: The History of Yale University Library 1656 - 2022 by David Alan Richards, published by Oak Knoll Press.
University Archives' May 31 Rare Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia auction features autographed material from Ludwig van Beethoven, George Washington, and Houdini's widow.
Bonhams ' Hollywood: Then and Now features scripts, screen-used props - including Draco Malfoy's Nimbus 2001 racing broom - and costumes from the biggest franchises of the last 50 years in addition to material from Hollywood's Golden Age.
A spectacular illustrated letter by Edouard Manet with original watercolors of French fashion accessories, and an exceedingly rare Fyodor Dostoevsky signed photograph lead RR Auction's June Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale.
Stockholms Auktionsverk is bringing to auction Swedish economist Olle Wallin's botanical library featuring his impressive collection of botanical literature comprising many rare and important works in the field.
A total of 47 grants totaling $6,510,701 have been awarded to projects in 27 states and the District of Columbia to improve public access to historical records by the National Archives. The grants program is carried out through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)…
Artworks, rare books and artifacts documenting the beginnings of avian study in the U.S. feature in the new exhibition at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
Illuminating Birds: Drawing as a Way of Knowing draws on the collections of the Academy which houses one of the largest…
The DC Public Library has announced that the exhibit Imagining the Future - Leonardo da Vinci: In the Mind of an Italian Genius featuring 12 original Leonardo da Vinci drawings from the Codex Atlanticus will be on display at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
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