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The Stockholm Book Fair runs this weekend March 14-15 in the city's Academy of Fine Arts.The…
“Exhibitors and participants from New York City to Reykjavik and Tokyo are convening to share their…
Events
NARBERTH, Pa., July 15, 2014—The Press at Toad Hall will open its first retail location this summer in Narberth, Pennsylvania, according to David N. Goodchild, founder and president. The Narberth Book Tent will feature more than 2,000 new editions of classic books, and will be located on Haverford…
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NEW YORK—July 14, 2014—Today, eBay and Sotheby’s announced a partnership that will unite the global leader in online shopping with the iconic international art business and auctioneer. Together, they are developing an innovative online platform that will make it easier for millions of people…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The Southern Festival of Books announces a lineup of bestselling and award-winning authors set to headline the 26th Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, Oct. 10-12.
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PETERBOROUGH, ON—Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism (PKT), part of Peterborough Economic Development has curated the area’s rich literary history into a compelling story aimed at encouraging increased cultural tourism for the region.
Auctions
South Kensington, London—Christie’s is proud to announce that it will offer works from the collection of The Illustrated London News Group in the Interiors sale on 7 October 2014. The works on offer include original illustrations and artworks from the world’s first illustrated weekly news magazine…
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New York—With Wimbledon and other legendary tennis tournaments on everyone’s mind this summer, Swann Galleries is pleased to offer the largest collection of posters for the sport ever to come to auction in their August 6 Vintage Posters sale.
Auctions
NEW YORK—An incredibly rare piece of animation history, an all-original, unrestored production cel and master background from Walt Disney’s 1935 classic “Mickey’s Service Station,” featuring Mickey Mouse and Goofy, realized more than $98,000 at Heritage Auctions in New York on July 1, as part of…
Auctions
New York—Topping Swann Galleries’ June 19 auction of 19th & 20th Century Literature was a first American edition of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick or, The Whale—with white endpapers—New York, 1851, which brought $4
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THE FOLIO PRIZE, sponsored by The Folio Society, has today announced the panel of judges for the second year of the prize, which will be awarded in March 2015. William Fiennes has been drawn as Chair of a jury made up of fellow international writers Rachel Cooke, Mohsin Hamid, A. M. Homes and…
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YORKTOWN, Va., July 1, 2014—A rare newspaper printing of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, a precursor of the United States Declaration of Independence, has been acquired for the future American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, replacing the Yorktown Victory Center by late 2016.  The June 12,…