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The original typescript scroll first draft of Jack Kerouac's On The Road has become the most…
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NEW YORK—On Thursday, February 27 Swann Galleries auctioned more than 180 photographic images and books from The Library of Bill Diodato, along with 90 Fine Photographs from other consigners, in a sale that brought in nearly $1 million.
The British Library has acquired two rare manuscripts, preventing them from leaving the UK.
NEW YORK—Several of the top lots in Swann Galleries’ February 25 auction of Vintage Posters were dazzling Art Nouveau beauties by Alphonse Mucha—a few of which set new auction records.
BENTONVILLE, Ark.—Works by Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin, and Henri Matisse will debut at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art on March 15, as the museum hosts The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism. The temporary exhibition, organized by The Museum of Modern Art in New…
New York—On February 13, Swann Galleries conducted an auction devoted to works by African-American artists active in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Sotheby’s is delighted to announce the auction of this important collection of John Lennon autograph drawings and manuscripts produced by the artist for his critically acclaimed books: In His Own Write (1964) and A Spaniard in the Works (1965). Including 89 lots ranging from $500 to $70,000, this…
Maastricht, 16 March 2014—TEFAF Maastricht, the world's most prestigious art and antiques fair, opened on Friday 14th March to record interest and strong sales in all sections. This followed on from the most successful Private View in the Fair's history, which alone attracted over 10,000 private…
Six authors and six illustrators have been selected from 58 candidates submitted by 33 national sections of IBBY for the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Award. The award, launched in 1958, is considered the most prestigious in international children’s literature. It is given biennially by…
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ Thursday 13th March Bibliophile sale saw a group of 59 tinted lithographs of France, Italy and Sicily sell for £2,108 alongside antiquarian books and manuscripts covering subjects from architecture to zoology.
March 14 2014—by Gabe Konrád—The Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) has taken another step in cementing its status as an international booksellers’ trade organization with the election of William Knox, the Malaysian-based founder of The Penang Bookshelf, as its president.
