A complete three-volume set of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in first editions,…
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Christ Church Oxford and the Bodleian Libraries have become joint owners of an exceptionally rare…
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Tuesday 10th July 2012 - This afternoon in Sotheby’s English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations sale, a previously unknown gold and gem set ring belonging to the great English author Jane Austen, sold for £152,450 - more than five times its pre-sale high estimate of £20,000-…
NEW ORLEANS, La. - July 10, 2012 - Cakebread Art Antiques Collectibles, Inc. has completed the acquisition of New Orleans Auction Galleries, located at 510 Julia Street.Cakebread Art Antiques Collectibles owner and businesswoman Susan D. Krohn purchased the assets of New Orleans Auction Galleries.…
San Francisco, CA - Ahoy! The 2012 San Francisco Fall Antiques Show (SFFAS) will dock Thursday, October 25 ?
LOS ANGELES - The 17th annual Los Angeles Antiques Art + Design Show, to be held October 10-14, 2012 at the Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport, will benefit LACMA’s Decorative Arts and Design Council. The mission of this museum support group is to raise funds for the Decorative Arts and Design…
BEVERLY HILLS - Gil Elvgren’s unquestioned reign as the greatest and most popular pin-up artist of all time continued on June 27 in Beverly Hills at Heritage Auctions’ $2.77+ million Illustration Art Signature® Auction, as his masterful Skirting the Issue (Breezing Up), 1956 brought $176,500 to…
BEVERLY HILLS - The multi-million dollar Doug Schmell/PedigreeComics.com Collection, featuring the single greatest grouping of Silver Age Marvel CGC #1 Registry sets ever assembled, and the Shamus Modern Masterworks Collection of Original Comic Book Art, led by famed comic book artist Todd…
The Alchemical QuestJuly 2012-December 2012 An exhibit featuring rare alchemical books of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries drawn exclusively from the collections of the Othmer Library of Chemical History, The Alchemical Quest challenges alchemy’s occult reputation by illustrating its…
BEVERLY HILLS - A 1947 Academy Special Award©®??, presented to film pioneer Thomas Armat (estimate: $60,000+), who patented the first American film projector, and the last check that Marilyn Monroe signed (estimate: $10,000+) - and possibly the last signature that she gave - are the top…
[ITHACA, NY] National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, will host a Sunday, July 8th auction featuring a large quantity of rare and decorative antique books as well as select additions of ephemera and artwork. Featured is a sizeable collection of antique works from many fields. We…
The Library of Congress has acquired the personal papers of American astronomer, astrobiologist and science communicator Carl Sagan (1934-1996). A celebrated scientist, educator, television personality and prolific author, Sagan was a consummate communicator who bridged the gap between academe and…
