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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…
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…
THACA, NY—National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY hosted a Sunday, June 24th auction that featured a broad range of rare antique books as well as groups of collectible ephemera. Featured was a large collection of primarily antique works from the fields of geology and paleontology. Also…
New York—On June 22, at Christie’s New York, George Washington’s annotated copy of the Constitution and Bill of Rights (1789) sold for $9,826,500, setting a new world auction record for an American book or historical document. After 223 years, it remains in near-pristine condition, with Washington’…
A rare 15th century manuscript of Werner Rolewinck’s world history, Fasciculus temporum, sold for $102,000 at PBA Galleries’ June 21, 2012, auction of Rare Books & Manuscripts, within the range of the $100,000/150,000 presale estimate. The strong price demonstrates the vigor of the antiquarian…
New York, NY, June 2012—Josef Albers (1888-1976) is best known for his series of paintings Homage to the Square, in which he repeatedly explored color relationships within a similar format of concentric squares. Much less familiar, however, are the painted studies on paper that Albers made for his…
NEW YORK—Bonhams offered for the first time this week an auction session dedicated to the sale of Russian Literature and Works on Paper. Among the 135 lots were Imperial Russian color-plate books and maps, original Constructivist designs, memorabilia of the Ballets Russe, avant-garde children’s…
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA -- Today marks the launching of the new used-book blog, "Get a Spine" (getaspinebooks.com), which chronicles two book lovers' pursuit of used classic literature, and the people they meet and places they go while in search of works to add to their home library.
National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, will host a Sunday, June 24th auction featuring a broad range of rare antique books as well as groups of collectible ephemera. Featured is a large collection of primarily antique works from the fields of geology and paleontology. We will…
(June 15, 2012 - Palm Beach, FL) The Palm Beach Show Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Los Angeles Art Show from the Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA). The acquisition that closed Wednesday includes the Los Angeles Fine Art Show: Modern & Contemporary and the Los…
