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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…
Auctions
Dallas, TX— Spanning George Washington to the Wild Things, Heritage Auctions' latest American Art Signature® Auction set numerous auction records Tuesday on its way to a $6 million finish.
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Chicago – On May 3 and 4, Hindman Auctions’ Fine Books & Manuscripts sales realized more than $1.4 million. The Library of Jack Charles Davis, sold to support charitable institutions, was presented on May 3, and was followed by the Fine Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana auction on…
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Dallas, TX – A rocking chair commissioned by President John F. Kennedy sold at Heritage Auctions Saturday for nearly $600,000, the highest price ever paid for one of the late president’s prized rockers.  
Educational Programs
Charlottesville, VA – Rare Book School (RBS) at the University of Virginia has selected the third cohort of 15 fellows to join the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Heritage (RBS-Mellon CH Fellowship). Fellows will participate in a three-year program which includes…
Auctions
Berkeley, CA – PBA Galleries announces an auction of Fine Literature – With the Beasts, Bukowski & the Counterculture on May 19th, 2022. The sale comprises over 480 lots of fine literature and ephemera, featuring scarce works from the counterculture and the Beat Generation, as well as a large…
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Philadelphia — Freeman’s May 3 American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts and May 4 Books and Manuscripts auctions brought collectors a fine array of significant early Americana, from letters and political documents to furniture, silver, and artwork. The market demand for such items across…
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Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions' April 26th, 2022 literature sale was a cover-to-cover success with a 97% sell through rate.  When the hammer fell silent after a long day of spirited bidding, 58 lots realized $1,000-3,999; 20 lots made $4,000-9,999; and seven lots broke the five figure…
Book Fairs
New York — Last week, the 62nd Edition of the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (NYIABF), officially sanctioned by the ABAA and ILAB and produced and managed by Sanford L.
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Berkeley, CA – On April 21st, 2022, PBA Galleries offered a small but highly important group of rare maps, views, and pictorial letter sheets relating to the early history and later development of the city of San Francisco. The important assemblage of graphic and cartographic material from the…
Book Fairs
St. Paul, MN —  The Minnesota Antiquarian Book Fair and the Minnesota Virtual Antiquarian Book Fair, one set for July 8-9, 2022, at Schoenecker Arena at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, the other taking place online from July 7-9, 2022, are pleased to announce a new collaboration with…