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The Chelsea Rare Book Fair returns to the Chelsea Old Town Hall on the Kings Road in London on…
More than 70 Bibles and devotional works from from the Estate of Robert Funk will go under the…
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A single manuscript page written and signed by John Shipp, the first veterinary surgeon to be commissioned into the British Army, with a list of the horses of the 23rd Light Dragoons injured at the Battle of Waterloo. Written only 2 days after the battle, at Brussels, it includes comments such…
The Library of Congress has acquired 540 rare and historic Civil War stereographs from the Robin G. Stanford Collection. The first 77 images are now online, including 12 stereographs of President Lincoln’s funeral procession through several cities and 65 images by Southern photographers showing…
NEW ORLEANS (March 27, 2015)—On March 20-22, New Orleans Auction Galleries realized over $2.4 million in a three-day estates auction.
UNION, ILL. (MAR. 2015)—A once-in-a-lifetime auction is bringing a most extraordinary private collection of Grateful Dead memorabilia to the Chicago area. Amid the high energy generated by the band’s forthcoming “Fare Thee Well” shows this summer at Soldier Field, former employees and friends of…
New York—On Tuesday, April 14 Swann Galleries will hold an auction devoted to Printed & Manuscript Americana, which offers a fine array of items relating to Latin Americana and the Caribbean and selections from the Milton R.
DALLAS—Vivien Leigh’s iconic dress worn in her Academy-Award-winning role as Scarlett O'Hara may sell for
New York, NY—On Wednesday, April 15, the Museum of American Finance will open “America in Circulation: A History of US Currency Featuring the Collection of Mark R. Shenkman.” Visitors will have the opportunity to view hundreds of beautiful and rare examples of American paper money and to explore…
A rare first edition of Robert Boyle's The Sceptical Chymist, a milestone in the history of chemistry, sold at Bonhams, London yesterday (25 March) for £362,500.
NEW YORK—From the dawn of printing to the edges of the universe, Heritage Auctions’ April 8-9 Rare Books Signature® Auction runs the gamut.
NEW YORK, NY (March 24, 2015)—The Society of Illustrators is proud to announce a robust and distinguished programming schedule for the 2015 MoCCA Arts Festival, taking place April 11-12, 2015.
