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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…
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The University of South Carolina has acquired the complete literary archive of best-selling author Pat Conroy. Covering everything from his earliest high school literary efforts through his most recent books, the collection is a complete documentary record of one of America’s most lyrical fiction…
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Letters About Literature, a national reading and writing program that asks young people in grades 4 through 12 to write to an author (living or deceased) about how his or her book affected their lives, has announced its 2014 winners. More than 50,000 young readers from across the country…
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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 artwork.  The artwork is led by two original paintings by or in the…
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DALLAS—The first part of the most comprehensive collection of Civil War autographs, photographs and related ephemera ever offered at auction, the Dr. Michael Stevens Collection, will make its debut on June 7 at Heritage in Dallas.
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New York—Swann Galleries’ 19th & 20th Century Literature auction on Thursday, June 19 offers a wide selection of works by 19th-century English graphic humorists, desirable modern firsts including a fine run of Rex Stout ti
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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions are delighted to present the extensive Michael Max Collection of railway books, periodicals, pictures, ephemera, medals, jigsaws and other collectables, in a sale of Railwayana at their saleroom in London’s Mayfair on Thursday 12th June 2014. The Collection will…
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(PORTLAND, OR) Flipsy.com today introduced the new BookSeller Android app, which makes it faster and easier than ever for professional booksellers to determine book market values, connect with buyers and sell books for the highest price. BookSeller turns Android smartphones into ISBN scanning…
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Papers, photographs and the effects of Captain Julius Morris Green of the Army Dental Corps, relating to his espionage activities on behalf of the British Directorate of Military Intelligence Section 9 (MI9) while a prisoner-of-war at Colditz and other camps in Germany, will be sold at Bonhams on…
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BOSTON, MA—May 27, 2014—In all new "Vintage" episodes, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW looks back at some of its most memorable objects, what they are worth today and how the market has changed. Some treasures have increased in value, while others haven't fared so well. Part history lesson and part study of the…
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PBA Galleries conducted the auction of Fine Books from the Library of Dr. Elmer Belt on Thursday, May 22nd, 2014, in their San Francisco galleries.  Dr. Elmer Belt (1893-1980) was a renowned surgeon and noted bibliophile. An early member of Southern California's bibliophile society, the…