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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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Washington, DC — The William Morris Society in the United States is organizing an international celebration to commemorate the founding of the Kelmscott Press in 1891. We hope that many will join us in this unique collaborative opportunity to promote the life and work of William Morris, the beauty…
Auctions
New York – Christie’s Illuminated Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the Collection of Elaine and Alexandre Rosenberg totaled $12,405,625 and was 98% sold by lot and 92% sold by value with bidders from 23 countries participating.
Auctions
Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce this 760+ lot sale to be held on Saturday, May 15th starting at 10am CDT. Given current public health regulations, the event will be held entirely online and live streamed from the company's gallery, newly relocated to 5001 W. Belmont…
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Chichester, West Sussex, England — West Dean College of Arts and Conservation are pleased to announce that Hollie Drinkwater will be their first Book Conservator-in-Residence – beginning on Monday, April 19, 2021 on a part-time basis for 11 weeks. The opportunity has been made possible through…
Auctions
New York — Old Master Through Modern Prints are at auction Thursday, May 6 at Swann Galleries. Prints feature in the sale, from Northern Renaissance and Golden Age icons Dürer and Rembrandt to Impressionist collaborations, European Modernists, and American printmakers.
Auctions
Dallas, TX – Judge, one of the great American magazines of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was renowned for many things: its wit, its politics, its immense circulation and its role as a launching pad for once-editor Harold Ross’ The New Yorker. But the satirical publication is perhaps best…
Catalogues
London — From British Army orders to pressed fern specimens, the Travel & Exploration catalogue brings together a significant collection of historic photography, letters, maps and travel writing.
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London — The shortlist for the Wolfson History Prize 2021, the UK’s most prestigious history writing prize, has been announced today, celebrating the best historical non-fiction titles from the past year.   With discussions around historical legacy and context growing louder over the past…
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San Marino, CA — The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has awarded Alyssa Collins, assistant professor of English Language and Literature and African American Studies at the University of South Carolina, a yearlong Octavia E. Butler Fellowship for the…
Exhibit
New Haven, CT — The Gallery Upstairs at the Institute Library presents Cover Story: In Praise of the Exterior Surface, an exhibition celebrating book covers from our historic collection.