A complete three-volume set of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in first editions,…
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New York City – An exhaustive and curated collection of over 900 works of fiction and non-fiction dedicated to Mars – the mysterious Red Planet – is for sale through Manhattan Rare Book Company. The price is $975,000. The collection traces the history of the centuries' long understanding (and…
Produced as Christmas gifts for ‘friends in printing and publishing’ between 1930 and 1973, each slim, limited edition volume was a testament to the craftsmanship and skill of its designers and printers.
Perhaps because they were given away as gifts, we never had our own set of the books and only…
Los Angeles – An archive belonging to poet Charles Bukowski will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Auctions on December 8, 2022. Interested bidders may participate in the auction online.
Join Bonhams in celebrating the 90th birthday of the beloved illustrator and children's author Sir Quentin Blake this December. This very special sale will comprise of 140 drawings – nearly all of which have been drawn especially by Quentin for this sale – with all proceeds going to the Quentin…
235 years ago, America’s Founding Fathers signed the United States Constitution at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, marking the formation of the country’s most significant and lasting document—as well as the longest continuing charter of government in the world.
New York - Doyle is honored to offer the Collection of a New York Surveyor in a timed auction closing on Friday, December 16, 2022 at 10am. This fascinating collection of manuscript maps of Manhattan tracks the changes of the developing city from 1750-1850. The Collection will be offered as a…
RR Auction's December Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale brings over 1,000 items to the auction block. A special animation section features production cels from a number of Disney classics, plus concept paintings by legendary artists Mary Blair and Eyvind Earle.
The Austrian novelist, biographer, and polymath Stefan Zweig, who took his own life in despair in 1942 after being hounded into exile by the Nazis, was one of the leading manuscript collectors of the 20 th century.
A worldwide effort to crack the code that Charles Dickens used to write his notes has won a Times Higher Education Award, one of the most prestigious accolades in UK Higher Education.
University of Leicester, in collaboration with the University of Foggia took home the Research Project of the Year…
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - The Catawiki books department is very pleased to highlight this Single Seller Sale in our Antiquarian Books auctions. Over 40 books from one leading Italian seller. Ranging in genres from agriculture to alchemy, medicine, war history and beyond, this showcase focuses on…
