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The Jack Kerouac Center has released new architectural renderings by Boston-based Flansburgh…
The Chelsea Rare Book Fair returns to the Chelsea Old Town Hall on the Kings Road in London on…
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SEATTLE—Vintage Memorabilia, a global dealer in authentic original autographs, letters, photographs, manuscripts, and historic memorabilia, will auction the first extensive archive of investigative evidence ever released in connection with the gruesome 1959 murders of the Herbert Clutter family in…
Canterbury Cathedral and the University have joined forces in a bid to prevent a unique historic collection of several thousand manuscripts, early books, and pamphlets being broken up.The Mendham Collection, which is owned by the Law Society of England and Wales, contains about 5,000 invaluable…
Dallas, TX—The Dallas International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show, the largest and most important fine art show in the Southwest, will feature an exciting roster of more than 80 international exhibitors when it makes its return to Dallas November 8-12, 2012. The highly anticipated show has…
Baltimore, MD—Art, jewelry and antique aficionados will not only get to see some of the world’s most extraordinary collections from more than 575 international dealers, but they'll also have the opportunity to attend lectures presented by a stellar lineup of knowledgeable and respected speakers as…
Glenn Horowitz Bookseller is pleased to announce Women: Sun-Stained Symbols, an exhibition of new work by Ryan McGinness. The show will open with a reception for the artist on Saturday, August 4th, from 6 to 8 pm, and will be on view through September 3rd.
Philadelphia, PA, July 10, 2011—The Library Company of Philadelphia has digitized three rare albums that bring to life the world of African American women activists in antebellum Philadelphia. Purchased in part with funds provided by the William Penn Foundation, these albums make the Library…
DALLAS, TX—The Dec. 27, 1904 letter on White House stationary in which President Teddy Roosevelt likely first used the words “atrocious hideousness”—a phrase that he used elsewhere at later dates—to describe America’s coinage will be sold as part of Heritage Auctions’ Aug. 2-3 Philadelphia U.S.…
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 £20,000-30,…
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 lead…
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…
