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First edition of Sean O’Casey’s play The Plough and the Stars, a Tragedy in Four Acts (1926), inscribed to painter Augustus John
New Exhibition Focuses on The Irish Literary Revival
A new exhibition at The Grolier Club looks at the Irish Literary Revival of the late 19th and early…
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ESA Ephemera Fair 2026 Opens Today
The Ephemera Society of America's Ephemera 46 Fair opens today and runs through March 22 with…
Iconic Calendar Signed by Marilyn Monroe Headlines at Heritage Auctions
DALLAS - A rare autographed Marilyn Monroe calendar featuring the young model stretched out in her “New Wrinkle” pose is expected to bring $8,000+ in Heritage’s Dec. 14 Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Entertainment Signature® Auction.
??The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector at Profiles In History on Dec. 18
??LOS ANGELES- DEC 3, 2012- Profiles in History, run by Joe Maddalena, is proud to announce that the personal correspondence, manuscripts and first edition books from the brilliant scientists that shaped and formed our understanding of the universe will be included in their December 18th auction,…
The Harriman Set of Curtis’ The North American Indian at Heritage
DALLAS - A work of profound national pride and historical importance, Edward S. Curtis’ The North American Indian is expected to bring $900,000+ when it makes its auction debut Dec. 11 at Heritage’s Political, Western Legends & Americana Memorabilia Signature® Auction. 
Auction Record for Asher B. Durand at Freeman’s
December 2, 2012 (Philadelphia, Pa) - Discovery and exploration are prevalent themes of Hudson River school artists and of today's auction, Fine American & European Paintings & Sculpture, at Freeman's. The top lot, Asher B. Durand's (1796-1886) ethereal painting simply titled "…
Guernsey’s Auction of Rare Magic Posters Dec. 9
New York, NY - For more than a century, stunningly graphic posters have been created to promote extraordinary performances by the world's great magicians. Though extremely rare by comparison to posters created to promote motion pictures or warn of war, there have been a sufficient number of magic…
Christie’s Offers Rare Draft “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and Washington Letters
New York - On December 7, Christie's New York will present two sales offering The Derrydale Press Books from the Le Vivier Library and Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana, which includes over 200 works including two important Revolutionary War maps, an important letter by…
Little Bighorn Letters Expected to Reach $75,000 at Heritage Auctions
DALLAS - A trove of letters from an officer among the first on the scene to identify bodies following Gen. George Armstrong Custer’s crushing 1876 defeat at Little Big Horn is expected to bring $75,000+ in Heritage’s $2.2 million Political, Western Legends & Americana Memorabilia Signature®…
Cutting’s S.S. Central America Letter up for Auction
Holabird-Kagin Americana is proud to announce the sale of two historically significant letters. The first portion of this lot discusses the 1857 wreck of the SS Central America, often called "The Ship of Gold," a 280-foot ship with over 550 passengers and crew and a cargo of $3 million in gold (the…
American Writers Museum’s “Power of the Word”
“Which works by American writers should world leaders read to help them gain a better understanding of America?” That is the question posed last May to 38 contemporary American writers and the reading public in the first online exhibition of the future American Writers Museum®. The exhibit,…
L.M. Montgomery First Editions and Documents at Bonhams
New York—Bonhams is pleased to offer a selection of rare items of the Canadian author L.M. Montgomery at its December 4 Fine Books sale in New York. Montgomery is best known for her 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables introducing Anne Shirley, an orphan sent to live on Prince Edward Island with a…
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