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A complete three-volume set of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in first editions,…
Christ Church Oxford and the Bodleian Libraries have become joint owners of an exceptionally rare…
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Washington, DC—Combining rebellion, scientific precision, beauty, and imagination, the Pre-Raphaelites created art that shocked 19th-century Britain. On view from February 17 through May 19, 2013, at the National Gallery of Art, Washington—the sole U.S. venue—Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and…
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Washington, DC—The National Gallery of Art presents the first major exhibition devoted to the art of photographic manipulation before the advent of digital imagery. Faking It: Manipulated Photography before Photoshop will be on view in the West Building's Ground Floor galleries from February 17…
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The Lincoln inaugural Bible used by Barack Obama when he took his first presidential oath of office in 2009—which will be used again by the president along with Martin Luther King’s Bible at the second inaugural ceremony on Jan. 21—will go on display at the Library of Congress from Jan. 23 to Feb.…
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An exploration of the history of giving at the Society Library through archival records and the books themselves. Free and open to the public.   Open January 24-September 30, 2013 during the Library’s open hours. The New York Society Library The Peluso Family Exhibition Gallery 53 East 79th…
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The British Library takes a quirky look at the history of crime fiction, from its earliest roots to the present day, in a new exhibition in The Folio Society Gallery, Murder in the Library: An A-Z of Crime Fiction.
Book Fairs
M A S T E R W O R K S O N P A P E R 52nd Stuttgart Antiquarian Book Fair 25th - 27th January 2013
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When: Friday, January 18th, 2013 until Saturday, March 30th, 2013Opening Reception: Friday, January 18, 2013 6-8pmWhere: 28 W. 27th St., 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001Subway: N/R to 28PP th  St, or F to 23PP rd PP StOpen Hours: Monday to Friday 10am-6pm & Saturday 10am-4pmAdmission: FreeThe…
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New York City—Compelling photographs taken by renowned 20th-century American poet Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) of himself and his fellow Beat poets are the subject of the first scholarly exhibition and catalogue of these works. New York University’s Grey Art Gallery will present Beat Memories: The…
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New York, NY, January 14, 2013—The Morgan Library & Museum is home to some of the world’s greatest collections of medieval manuscripts, printed books, literary manuscripts, private letters and correspondence, and original music. Now, visitors have the opportunity to view a changing…
Auctions
The manuscript of W. H. Auden’s famous poem Stop all the Clocks is to be sold in Part I of the Roy Davids Collection Part III: Poetry: Poetical Manuscripts and Portraits of Poets at Bonhams, New Bond Street on 10 April. It is estimated at £6,000-8,000. The work became known around the world when…