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San Marino, CA — The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced that it has acquired the papers of Will Alexander (b. 1948), a multimedia artist and award-winning writer. Alexander is the author of more than 30 collections of innovative, exploratory work that includes poetry,…
Boston — RR Auction's March Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a host of truly remarkable items.
Austin, TX — More than 60,000 digitized items and a new educational resource based on the papers of two LGBTQ pioneers are now online thanks to researchers at the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
Asheville, NC — Biblio.com, one of the largest ecommerce sites for used and rare books, announced plans today for Biblio.live, their first ever virtual book fair. Set to launch on March 24th, the book fair will be an opportunity for rare book sellers around the globe to connect with Biblios’ vast…
Irvine, CA – Suntup Editions is delighted to announce a signed limited edition of Animal Farm by George Orwell. The edition features a new exclusive introduction by Richard Blair, adopted son of George Orwell, and six oil painting illustrations by Omar Rayyan. Also included are over 50 pages of…
Colorado Springs, CO — CABS-Minnesota has selected five awardees for the inaugural cohort of the Diverse Voices Fellowship program. The fellowship offers a program of professional and career development in the antiquarian book trade for individuals who have been distanced from the trade by reason…
Los Angeles – Photography—a word derived from the Greek terms phos (light) and graphe (writing or drawing)—is, by definition, a means of “writing with light.” The medium’s inherent relationship with writing manifests in various ways, from the use of captions and…
Philadelphia — Freeman’s inaugural auction of its 2022 season, Books and Manuscripts, was led by the sale of a remarkable Land Ordinance of 1785, which far exceeded pre-sale estimates to achieve $201,600 (Lot 22; estimate: $80,000-120,000). The auction featured an impressive 98% sell-through rate…
Washington, D.C. — Applications are being accepted for the 2022 Library of Congress Literacy Awards from Jan. 20 to March 4. The awards are made possible through the generosity of philanthropist David M. Rubenstein.
Berkeley, CA – PBA Galleries announced an auction of Americana, Travel, Natural History and Maps on February 24th, 2022. The sale comprises nearly 550 lots of books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, ephemeral materials, providing an overview of the history, culture, and societal development of the…
