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Boston — RR Auction's May's Fine Autograph and Artifact sale brings nearly 1,000 unique items to the auction block, including a stunning handwritten musical manuscript by Johann Sebastian Bach. The remarkable one-page autograph musical manuscript by Bach, circa 1728, being a fragment from the…
South Africa — AntiquarianAuctions.com has a new sale of Rare Books, Photographs and Original Artwork: the preview is on now and the auction will be open for bids from 12.30pm eastern time on 4th May, closing on the 11th May at the same time, 12.30pm eastern time.
Dallas, TX — It began with a framed letter from Franklin Delano Roosevelt gifted to Melvin "Pete" Mark Jr. by his mother-in-law in 1962. At that moment, or close enough, "history became Dad's passion," says Pete's son Jim. "It became Dad's life."
Leyburn, North Yorkshire, UK -- One of the most extraordinary feats of Victorian engineering is remembered in Tennants Auctioneers’ Books, Maps and Manuscripts Sale on 18th May, with a Paper Peepshow of the Thames Tunnel (estimate: £200-300 plus buyer’s premium). The tunnel was the first of its…
Chicago – The American Writers Museum today announced its full programming schedule for the 2022 American Writers Festival from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., Sunday, May 15 at the Chicago Cultural Center and American Writers Museum. The free, one-day event will coincide with the museum’s fifth anniversary…
Philadelphia — Freeman’s May 11 La Belle Époque on Paper auction brings an important collection of artworks from a private New York family to market. The sixteen lots offered—almost all works on paper—highlight the work of such School of Paris luminaries as Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Raoul Dufy,…
New York — Swann Galleries will present Early Printed Books at auction Thursday, May 5. The sale will feature part one of the collection of Ken Rapoport alongside a selection of noteworthy publications, including a book bound for Jean Grolier and works on economics, science, medicine, and travel.
Amsterdam – Following the success of several Occult Science book auctions, Catawiki has decided to gather together some more exclusive books on the same subject.
Washington, DC -- The Library of Congress has acquired the manuscripts and papers of playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, the most commercially successful American playwright of the 20th century.
The donation will be announced at a special event with actors Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica…
Berkeley, California – PBA Galleries announces an auction of Americana – Travel – World History – Cartography on May 5th, 2022. The sale includes over 500 lots of rare, interesting, and valuable material relating to California, the Americas, and the far reaches of the globe.
