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(Amherst, MA—February 10, 2015) The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is pleased to present Tall Tales and Short Tales: The Art of Uri Shulevitz, a retrospective of the work of Caldecott award-winning artist Uri Shulevitz. Organized by Curator Emeritus Nick Clark in celebration of…
San Francisco—Bonhams' auction of Important Western Americana: Property of a Collector in California achieved more than $1.8 million on February 9 at Bonhams in San Francisco. The auction's top 10 lots all exceeded their pre-sale estimates, many by two or three times, as a result of spirited…
An auction where the highest priced lot, in this case a 1632 Second Folio edition of William Shakespeare, selling for $114,000, is something of an afterthought, does not occur very often. Yet such was the case at PBA Galleries’ auction of Rare Books & Manuscripts with Early Medical Works from…
Monday 9 February 2015: Judges of The Folio Prize 2015 have today announced the eight titles on the much anticipated shortlist:
10:04 by Ben Lerner (Granta)
All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews (Faber)
Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill (Granta)
Dust by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (Granta)
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DALLAS—The only known complete set of 1860 Presid
April 24, 2015 is the bicentenary of the birth of Anthony Trollope; commemorative events will be taking place throughout the year culminating in a service at Westminster Abbey in December. The Folio Society will mark the anniversary with the first ever publication of The Duke’s Children in its…
On Saturday, 7th February 2015, at approximately 12.00 noon, at a ‘secret’ venue somewhere in the heart of London, the Trollope Society will be releasing 200 pillar box red helium balloons with the TROLLOPE200 logo and an attached label with instructions. Those discovering the balloons on their…
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has published a new handbook—the first in more than 20 years—of its encyclopedic collections. Featuring some 550 masterpieces from the Museum’s world renowned holdings of Asian, European, American, and modern and contemporary art, this volume includes a broad range of…
RARE’s next exhibition will focus on the work of New York City-based architect James Evanson. A vintage collection of Evanson’s 1980s furniture and lighting designs—including his unique light sculpture Galileo—will be on display from February 19 through March 14, 2015, as well as framed examples of…
NEW YORK, February 4, 2015—Columbia University Libraries/Information Services (CUL/IS)’s Rare Book & Manuscr
