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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's May 15th 760+ lot Vintage Posters, Prints & Works on Paper event was the image of success from start to finish, busting through the sale's preauction high estimate to realize over $405,000. After a day of spirited bidding, 56 lots realized $1,000-2,000; 13 lots…
Los Angeles – American painter James Otto Lewis' set of 80 hand-colored lithographs of “The Aboriginial Port Folio” will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders on May 27. Interested bidders may participate in the auction online.
Native American visual chronicler James Otto Lewis traveled to…
Dallas, TX – One of the most infamous forgeries in United States history heads to auction for the first time in June at Heritage Auctions.
Boston — A rare letter in which Albert Einstein writes out his famous equation, "E = mc2," the only known example in private hands, sold for $1,243,707, according to Boston-based RR Auction.
London — Peter Harrington has launched its new catalogue for presentation at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, taking place from 23 to 29 May 2021. Curated especially for collectors in the Arabian Gulf, the catalogue offers some of the most essential and sought after works of interest to the…
London — As you may remember the PBFA London Antiquarian Book Fair was due to happen at the end of this month. Sadly, as with all ‘live’ fairs, this had to be cancelled. The good news is that PBFA in-person events will be starting again later this year, and we will continue to have the PBFA’s…
Dallas, TX — A Columbia Law School textbook once owned and full of notes by former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the unquestioned giants of the U.S. legal system sold, for $18,125 in Heritage Auctions’ Manuscripts Auction May 19. An exceptional artifact from RBG's early legal…
New York—Swann Galleries’ Thursday, June 3 sale of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books will feature world cartography with an emphasis on American maps, works from prolific printmakers and ornithologists.
New York — Swann Galleries’ sale of Old Master Through Modern Prints on Thursday, May 6 delivered $1.8 million in sales, and saw seven print records set. “There was robust and consistent interest in Old Master prints, with several new artist records set for prints by Rembrandt, Goya and Piranesi,…
Chicago – On May 12, Hindman Auctions realized over $883,000 in 367 lots in its Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana sale. Active and competitive bidding led to the highest sold total for a Books and Manuscripts various owner sale in Hindman’s history and a robust 96 percent sell…
