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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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Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce this 230+ lot sale to be held on Tuesday, April 26th starting at 10am. The event will be held online and live streamed, with a limited number of bidders physically allowed in the gallery as determined by current Illinois public health…
Washington, DC — The inaugural Georgetown Rare Book Fair will take place from May 13 to May 15 at the City Tavern Club, the last remaining Federal tavern in Washington, DC, dating back to 1796. Over 30 rare booksellers from across the country will come to exhibit their books and ephemera at the…
New York – Einstein’s original Doctorate Certificate from 1905, an important personal relic of the 20th-century’s greatest scientist, will lead the Bonhams Fine Books & Manuscripts auction on April 12 in New York.
London – Bonhams, the global auction house, has acquired the renowned US auction house, Skinner. The company will be known as Bonhams Skinner. Financial terms are not being disclosed.
Berkeley, CA – PBA Galleries announces an auction of Fine Literature – Beats, the Counterculture and Bukowski on March 24th, 2022. The sale comprises over 400 lots of fine literature and ephemera, featuring scarce works from the counterculture and the Beat Generation, as well as a large selection…
Lowell, MA — We’re thrilled to announce the David Ruggles Prize, a new national book collecting prize to encourage and support young collectors of color. The three prizes—$1,000 grand prize, $500 second prize, and $250 third prize—will be awarded annually to applicants whose collections are deemed…
London – The 19th century poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) didn’t just preach free love, communal living and the rights of women – he also walked the talk. Expelled from Oxford for atheism, Shelley eloped in 1810 with Harriet Westbrook, a 16-year-old schoolgirl. A baby, and unhappy marriage (…
San Francisco — The Grabhorn Institute and Arion Press are thrilled to announce a $400,000, three-year gift from Denver philanthropist and book collector Taylor Kirkpatrick. This major gift—one of the three largest donations in the Institute’s history—will sponsor an ambitious series of pilot…
Los Angeles — The Getty Research Institute has received the donation of the papers of David Redden, the longest serving auctioneer at the venerable auction house Sotheby’s. The collection documents Redden’s entire career in the auction world.
Palm Springs, CA — Palm Springs is synonymous with golf, tennis, swimming, modernism, and Coachella. Now we’re adding rare books to the mix!
