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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.
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…
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…
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.
Amsterdam — Catawiki is excited to offer, for the first time, the stock of an entire bookshop in a single auction.
New York – The capstone to our series of auctions dedicated to the Collection of Barbara and Ira Lipman concluded Wednesday in New York with the sale of Highly Important Printed and Manuscript Americana. Held across three live sessions, the auction totaled $12,396,132, exceeding the pre-sale high…
Join more than 100 leading specialists in antiquarian books, fine prints, photography, maps, and ephemera at the new Western States Virtual Book & Paper Fair, which kicks off Thursday, April 29 at 9 a.m./PDT. Produced by Rare Books LA, this unique event is presented in conjunction with the Rose…
New York – The Morgan Library & Museum proudly presents Architecture, Theater, and Fantasy: Bibiena Drawings from the Jules Fisher Collection, on view May 28 through September 12, 2021. The exhibition explores the elaborate stage design drawings produced by the Bibiena family and collected by…
New York — In 1902 the Grolier Club mounted an exhibition entitled “One Hundred Books Famous in English Literature.” The exhibition and its accompanying catalogue were a major success. To this day people refer to books distinguished by inclusion in that show as milestones in the history of…
New York – The Morgan Library & Museum proudly announces the acquisition of twenty exceptional prints by Martin Puryear. This group of prints was purchased thanks to a generous gift to the museum in honor of Morgan Trustee Katharine J. Rayner by a member of her family. Made between 2001 and…
