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A complete three-volume set of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in first editions,…
Christ Church Oxford and the Bodleian Libraries have become joint owners of an exceptionally rare…
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Boston-based RR Auction has announced the sale for $106,985 of a rare and pristine Apple Computer Company check signed by Steve Jobs in 1976. The check, dated July 8, 1976, was payable to Crampton, Remke & Miller, Inc. for $175 and is filled out in type and signed by Jobs himself.
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The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) has opened its groundbreaking exhibition Fukuda Kodōjin: Japan’s Great Poet and Landscape Artist. Fukuda Kodōjin (1865–1944) was among a handful of scholar-artists who continued the tradition of literati painting (nanga) after 1900.
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A collection of 297 stage costume designs by Sally Jacobs (1932-2020) comes for sale at Chiswick Auctions’ sale of Books and Works on Paper on May 24.  The archive, that includes mixed media designs for important stage Royal Shakespeare Company productions from the 1960s, is expected to sell…
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The Raab Collection has announced the discovery of an unknown and apparently unpublished F. Scott Fitzgerald letter from April 22, 1924, written to a long-lost cousin. The handwritten note touches on family, religion, women, and other subjects, and shows a personal and unreserved side of Fitzgerald…
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New York's The Jewish Museum's latest exhibition is The Sassoons, revealing the fascinating story of a remarkable Jewish family, highlighting their pioneering role in trade, art collecting, architectural patronage, and civic engagement from the early 19th century through World War II. It follows…
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The New York Public Library, in partnership with Cambridge University Library, has launched a new exhibition, Charles Darwin: A Life in Letters which celebrates the recent completion of the Darwin Correspondence Project, a 45-year endeavor to publish all of Charles Darwin’s letters.
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One of the largest collections of Enid Byton books in the world is set for auction thanks to a lifelong collector whose passion gained royal attention. Over the course of nearly 50 years Julia Sesemann amassed thousands of books written by the famous children’s author including valuable…
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Freeman’s latest Books and Manuscripts auction was marked by fierce bidding competition over presidential material and significant Americana, resulting in the $441,000 sale of a volume from the personal library of George Washington. “The market for presidential books, documents, and autographs is…
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Historical manuscripts and documents dating from the 17th to 20th centuries attracted strong bidding when they came under the hammer in Tennants Auctioneers’ Books, Maps and Manuscripts Sale, led by a superb 18th century manuscript account of a Grand Tour through Europe written by Lady Mary…
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A pristine Apple Computer Company check signed by Steve Jobs in 1976 comes under the hammer at Boston-based RR Auction. The year of the company's founding marked a turning point in the history of modern technology and this check represents an important moment in the development of Apple.