A complete three-volume set of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in first editions,…
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NEW YORK, March 28, 2010—The Museum of Modern Art draws from its collection to present the exhibition The Shaping of New Visions: Photography, Film, Photobook on view from April 18, 2012, to April 29, 2013.
DALLAS, TX: The Berwick Discovery of Lost Movie Posters - a trove of 33 classic and incredibly rare posters dating back as far as 1930 - many examples of which were thought to be lost for all time, realized $503,035 total, more than double its pre-auction estimate of $250,000+ to lead Heritage…
AMHERST, NH—As we near the 100th Anniversary of the RMS Titanic’s ill-fated maiden voyage, RR Auction is proud to offer the public the opportunity to bid on a vast array of recovered relics and signed memorabilia relating to one of the grandest—and most infamous—vessels to ever succumb to the…
London--Independent publisher JJ Books is proud to announce the launch of ‘Tales for Great Grandchildren’, the app (for iPad), which they believe will set a new standard for children’s illustrated book applications.Author John Jackson wrote this enchanting collection of 13 folk and fairy tales…
Dominic Winter is pleased to announce that the catalogue for Part One of the Birmingham Medical Institute rare book collection is now online in PDF format (or as an email attachment by request) - www.dominicwinter.co.uk. Other versions of the catalogue will be uploaded during the course of this…
NEW YORK - A newly discovered 1823 printing of the Declaration of Independence, painstakingly engraved and printed by William Stone to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the founding of The United States, is expected to bring $250,000+ when it comes across the auction block on April 11 as the…
New York, NY, March 27, 2012—Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) is considered by many historians to be among the finest orators and writers of the twentieth century. His speeches galvanized Great Britain at its darkest hour during World War II, and his letters to President Franklin D. Roosevelt were…
New York—Swann Galleries’ annual spring auction of Fine Books will take place this year on April 12, which is also opening day of the New York Antiquarian Book Fair. The sale features the finest examples of incunabula and early printing, 19th & 20th century literature, press and illustrated…
NEW YORK - A rare and well-kept 1776 first edition of Adam Smith’s groundbreaking work of economics, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, described by Printing and the Mind of Man as “the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought,” the centerpiece of the very…
NEW YORK - A stunning first edition of John Gould’s monumental 1832-1837 The Birds of Europe, with Edward Lear’s exquisitely rendered plates of raptors, is expected to bring $75,000+ as one of the top b
