A complete three-volume set of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in first editions,…
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Frederic Chopin, a Polish composer (1810-1849) considered one of the great masters of Romantic music. His piano works are often technically demanding, with an emphasis on nuance and expressive depth.A rare one-page document signed by Chopin is currently up at auction, from New…
WORCESTER, MA— In honor of the American Antiquarian Society’s (AAS) bicentennial, the Grolier Club of New York will host an exhibition entitled In Pursuit of a Vision: Two Centuries of Collecting at the American Antiquarian Society from September 12 through November 17, 2012.
Alfred Wainwright is one of hillwalking’s heroes, and, to those who love the outdoors, a national treasure. Excitingly for them, one of Wainwright’s original manuscript notebooks, containing his comments and maps used in the production of his earliest work, is about to go under the hammer.It will…
DALLAS - Custer's Last Rally, 1881, John Mulvany ‘s epic 11 x 20 foot oil painting will sell at auction on June 10 at Heritage Auctions, part of the company’s Legends of The Wild West Signature® Auction. The painting, a truly blockbuster achievement, represents one of the great “One-Hit Wonders” of…
[ITHACA, NY] National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY hosted a Sunday, June 3rd auction that featured a broad range of rare antique books, as well as a quantity of posters and ephemera. Featured was a large collection of modern first editions, the majority of which retained their original dust…
New York—On Thursday, June 21 Swann Galleries will conduct an auction of 19th & 20th Century Literature with a compelling selection of literary works and publisher’s bindings in exceptional condition.
New York, NY, June 4, 2012—The Morgan Library & Museum will open its vault again this summer for an exhibition of twenty-nine exceptional items from its permanent collections, including its noted holdings of important Americana. The works will go on view Tuesday, June 5 in the museum’s historic…
Kestenbaum & Company will conduct an early Summer auction of Fine Judaica on Thursday, June 21 at 3:00 pm at their New York City gallery located at 242 West 30th Street. Viewing will be held from Sunday, June 17 through Wednesday, June 20. The extensive, 420-lot auction covers a broad…
DALLAS - The only known document in private hands signed by both legendary American explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the men who opened up the West for America after the historic Louisiana Purchase of 1803, is expected to bring $100,000+ in Heritage Auctions’ June 10 Legends of the…
New York, NY, June 1, 2012—Although best known for his brightly colored, minimalist paintings, Ellsworth Kelly has also worked with sculptural forms for most of his professional career. These often large-scale works exhibit the same spare, clean-edged beauty associated with his paintings, while…
