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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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Cincinnati, Ohio – Cowan’s, a Hindman company, will present its first dedicated various owner African Americana sale on February 18. The sale will feature a diverse selection of books, manuscripts, newspapers, photographs, posters and ephemera dating from the 18th century through the mid-20th…
London — The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association (ABA) is pleased to unveil an expansion of their ‘Firsts’ fair brand to include three upcoming online rare books fairs, in partnership with international organisations the Association of Antiquarian Booksellers of Canada (ABAC/ALAC) and the…
Boston — A remarkable Edgar Allan Poe letter to an autograph collector will be auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction.
The remarkable one-page handwritten letter signed "Edgar A. Poe," dated November 16, 1843. Letter to Joseph H. Hedges, in full: "I presume the request you make, in your note of the…
Reserve a space now for a virtual Book Talk: Pirating and Publishing: The Book Trade in the Age of Enlightenment: Robert Darnton in conversation with John Buchtel.
San Marino, California — In a move that deepens its collections in the history of science and technology as well as its American Civil War holdings, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens has acquired the personal papers of Thomas T. Eckert (1825–1910), head of the United States…
New York — On Thursday, February 4 Swann Galleries will offer the auction: The Artists of the WPA. The multi-departmental sale will feature paintings, prints, photographs, posters, books and related ephemera by artists whose careers were sustained by the Works Progress Administration. In the…
Los Angeles – A letter from 19th Century Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev first referring to his upcoming short story, likely ''King Lear of the Steppes,’’ will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Auctions on January 28, 2021.
Turgenev wrote to French socialite Valentine Delessert on October…
New York — Christie’s week of Americana sales totaled $9,202,500 and established five auction records. A rare contemporary 1776 broadside edition of the Declaration of Independence from the Collection of Ambassador J. William Middendorf II sold for $990,000, achieving the top price across the…
Submissions are open for the prestigious 18th ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography, to be awarded in May 2022 for new bibliographical publications printed between 2018-2021. The prize winner will receive $10,000 and an additional second and third prize of $5,000 and $3,000 will be awarded.
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New Haven, CT — Elisabeth Fairman, Chief Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, will retire from the Yale Center for British Art on January 30, 2021, concluding a career that spans nearly four decades. A search for her successor will be forthcoming.
