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Boston — The Terra Foundation for American Art has awarded $75,000 from its Re-envisioning Permanent Collections grant program to the Boston Athenæum. The award will support the reinstallation of artworks on the building’s first floor, which is open to the public.
Dallas, TX – Heritage Auctions made history Friday morning when it began bringing to market The Promise Collection, which consists of high-grade Golden Age comic books that haven't been seen since they were purchased off newsstands in the 1940s.
Northampton, MA — We are pleased to announce the 2021 Northampton Antiquarian Book, Ephemera, and Book Arts Fair, our sixth edition, will be Friday, December 3rd from 5 – 8pm and Saturday, December 4th from 9am to 4pm at the Northampton Community Arts Trust at 33 Hawley Street in downtown…
Henley on Thames, England — Jonkers Rare Books are delighted to announce the publication of From The Author - A Catalogue Of Presentation Copies And Manuscripts. The catalogue, and accompanying exhibition at our Henley on Thames bookshop, offers for sale a range of exceptional inscribed books,…
London — One of the fascinating aspects of collecting rare books is coming across an association copy – a work by a famous author given to an, often, equally famous contemporary. Bonhams Fine Books, Manuscripts and Photographs sale in London on Wednesday 24 June offers three fine association copies…
York, PA – Throughout 2020 and the first quarter of this year, collectors of pop culture memorabilia made it clear that even a global pandemic could not stop them from enjoying their favorite hobby. Via the Internet, they were able to acquire unique, investment-grade pieces by bidding in Hake’s $2.…
London — Friends of the National Libraries (FNL) has announced that it is leading a bid to save one of the most important private collections of manuscripts and printed books associated with some of the greatest writers in the United Kingdom. FNL is today launching an appeal and is in discussion…
The Grolier Club of New York is pleased to announce that the “Oath of a Freeman,” long considered one of the most notorious printing forgeries of all time, has been acquired by Kenneth W. Rendell and Shirley McNerney Rendell for donation to the Grolier Club. It will become a centerpiece of their…
New York — Illustration Art is at Swann Galleries Thursday, June 24. The sale will feature original works by luminaries such as Al Hirschfeld, Edward Gorey and Jo Mielziner, alongside cover designs for The New Yorker, Sunday comics, book illustrations and more
Wilton, CT – A typed letter written and signed by Albert Einstein to President Herbert Hoover in 1929, a one-page letter penned and signed by future President George Washington in 1783, and a charming photograph of baseball legend Lou Gehrig posing with a young boy, signed, with Babe Ruth in…
