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A letter written by King Charles III to his poorly ‘granny’ in 1955 when he was only six years old has been discovered in a loft, together with a copy of the Queen’s 1956 Christmas speech. It will go under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers on March 7 with other unique royal items.
The Folger Shakespeare Library is celebrating Shakespeare and the 400th anniversary of the printing of the First Folio during the entire month of April 2023, with Searching for Shakespeare: Celebrating 400 Years of Shakespeare’s First Folio in partnership with DC Public Library.
Flamingo Eventz celebrates Rare Book Week in New York City with the 15th Anniversary Show of The Manhattan Vintage Book, Ephemera, & Fine Press Book Fair. It is known as The Shadow Show because it is held in conjunction with, and directly across the street from, the well-known New York…
The seventh annual Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize, awarded for an outstanding book collection built by a woman aged 30 or younger, anywhere in the United States, comes with a cash award of $1,000.
Heritage Auctions' upcoming International Original Art & Anime Auction Signature Auction March 10-12 features two original works featuring one of comicdom's oldest and most celebrated world traveler, Tintin as rendered by his creator, the Belgian artist Hergé.
An eclectic sale featuring items signed by historical luminaries as diverse as theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, France’s King Louis VII and Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere is scheduled for March 15 by University Archives.
Also included is an exceptional array of U.S. presidential material…
Fine Books & Autographs are at Swann Galleries on March 2. The auction will feature autographs from political figures, pop culture icons, artists and authors among others, and will include first editions of key nineteenth and twentieth-century literary works.
A new solo exhibition of the work of sculptor Stella Waitzkin focuses on her book art from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.
Bonhams Skinner’s latest Fine Books & Rare Manuscripts auction was led by a 182-lot single-owner collection of historical documents and autographs with an emphasis on American history.
Catawiki's new Italian Incunabula and Rare Books auction features more than 40 beautiful books, dating between 1474 and 1790.
The auction is characterized by pre-1500 important printing, illustrated works and first editions. From literature to science, from early theology to philosophy, the…
