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New York—On Tuesday, June 3 Swann Galleries will conduct an auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books—the first sale catalogued by new Maps specialist Alex Clausen—which features exceedingly rare cartograp
New York—Bonhams, the third largest international fine art auction house, will be taking a closer look at the recent past in its upcoming Fine Books & Manuscripts auction, The Story of the 20th Century, to be held on June 4 in New York. The auction examines the last century from several angles…
A specially printed copy of The Importance of Being Earnest inscribed by Oscar Wilde to Major James Nelson, the Governor of Reading Gaol during the writer’s term of imprisonment there is to be sold at Bonhams Books, Atlases, Manuscripts and Photographs sale in London on June 18. It is estimated at…
ITHACA, NY—National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, announces the launch of their next auction catalog.
This catalog features rare, antique and decorative books as well as select additions of ephemera and collectibles. Highlighted is a fine selection of Civil War and American West…
New York—Bonhams, the third largest international fine art auction house, will present a historic sale of rare and important material related to World War II on June 5 at its Madison Avenue salesroom. Timed to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the 1944 Normandy Landings, or “D-Day,” the sale…
NEW YORK—Interest was high and bidding was strong for photographs and albums created by non-fine art practitioners at Swann Galleries’ April 17 auction, The Vernacular Eye: Photographic Albums, Snapshots & Objects. Sold
FALLS CHURCH, Va.—Waverly Rare Books will auction nearly 375 lots of antique and rare maps, atlases, books, photographs and autographed items on Thursday, May 15 at the firm’s northern Virginia gallery. Waverly’ Catalog Auction #261 will start at 6 p.m. Eastern time, with Internet live bidding…
New York—Swann Galleries’ April 8 auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana saw active bidding and set several auction records for material related to the Civil War, the Morman church, early expeditions of the Americas, and examples of
We are delighted to announce the roll-out of Southern New England Antiquarian Booksellers (SNEAB), with 146 members from Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. We have organized to promote our mutual interest in selling antiquarian books, issuing an annual directory, now available,…
London—A lost song by Mendelssohn has come to light in America, having been re-discovered amongst the papers of the current owner’s grandfather, a musician. Entitled Das Menschen Herz ist ein Schacht or The heart of man is like a mine, the song is estimated to sell for £15,000-25,000 in a sale of…
