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November 2012 (Philadelphia, Pa) - How rare? This is the oldest example of a Color for the Virginia Line and likely the last that will ever come to auction. It is estimated to go for between $400,000 and $600,000, but it's anybody's guess, as a flag of this historical significance is the rarest of…
November 9, 2012Librarian of Congress: Books Are Imperative to an Informed Democracy; Singapore To Host 2013 SummitThe Library of Congress on December 6 and 7 will host the first International Summit of the Book, a gathering of leaders in academia, libraries, culture and technology to debate and…
NEW YORK - Images by the giants of 20th century photography, including Children at a Puppet Theater by Alfred Eisenstaedt, Panamint’s Death Valley by Edward Weston, and Horst’s Corset, Paris, 1939, are expected to lead Heritage Auction’s Nov. 17 Photographs Signature® Auction, scheduled to take…
An important George Washington letter achieved a stunning $362,500 at Doyle New York’s November 5, 2012 auction of Rare Books and Autographs. Purchased by a private collector, the letter far surpassed its pre-sale estimate of $80,000-100,000. It was the fourth highest price fetched at auction for a…
DALLAS - A one-of-a-kind 1970 autograph by astronaut Neil Armstrong, sold by a retired Peoria, IL newspaper editor, realized $38,838, almost five times its’ pre-auction estimate, as part of a $1+ million Space Exploration memorabilia event at Heritage Auctions on Nov. 2, 2012.
Boston, MA - November, 2012. Smith&Press completes the only known Latin to English Translation of the Nuremberg Chronicle with a positive review from ALA Choice Magazine.
Lynge & Søn and Sokol Books Ltd are pleased to present Beauty & Brains, a joint exhibition of fine printed books and manuscripts, featuring treasures of literature, history, science, religion, and philosophy, and some of the finest examples of illustration and design. Exhibition highlights…
San Francisco—Bonhams is proud to present its sale “The Xi’an Incident: The Papers of Hyland “Bud” Lyon,” December 11 in San Francisco. The Xi’an Incident (December 12-24, 1936) was a pivotal moment in modern Chinese history, when a brave Nationalist Chinese General, Zhang Xueliang [1901-2001…
DALLAS - Todd McFarlane’s bombastic original cover art featuring Spider-Man and the Red Skull from The Amazing Spider-Man #325, 1989, and the original hand-colored Bill Watterson Calvin & Hobbes artwork from Nov. 19, 1986 - the first original Watterson Sunday strip known to have come up…
BOSTON, Mass. - November 5, 2012 - Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of Fine Books & Manuscripts on November 18th in its Boston gallery. Devon Gray’s debut, as the newly appointed department director, features exceptionally rare books, first editions, presidential memorabilia, and important…
