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National Book Auctions, a public auction service located in Ithaca, NY, is pleased to offer at their Sunday, December 5th auction, the 1814 first printing of "Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean." This volume contains the report…
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On November 20th, Stair Galleries will offer the estate of the late Dominick Dunne. Legendary reporter, novelist, producer, and television personality, Mr. Dunne was one of America’s most respected and recognized media figures, “whose celebrity,” according to the New York Times, “often outshone…
(Chicago) Just in time for the
long-anticipated re-release of Mark Twain’s edited autobiography, Leslie Hindman
Auctioneers is pleased to announce the sale of a fine collection of literary
manuscripts by esteemed American authors, including Twain (Samuel L. Clemmens)
and Ernest Hemingway, which…
BOSTON, Mass. - Oct. 29, 2010 - Skinner, Inc. will host its annual auction of Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 14th in its Boston gallery, located at 63 Park Plaza at 11 a.m. The sale boasts 685 lots of correspondences, first edition books, maps, Audubon prints and more.
New York—On Tuesday, November 9, Swann Galleries will offer a wide range of Early Printed, Medical, Scientific, & Occult Books at auction.
On October 21, 2010, PBA Galleries, Auctioneers, Rare Books & Manuscripts conducted a 450 lot auction of Americana, the Collection of Alex Schwed which included a large collection of Clipper Ship Sailing Cards, California Pictorial Lettersheets, Gold Rush and California ephemera and Hawaiiana.
New York—Collectors and dealers competed for rare illustrated books on October 14 at Swann Galleries’ auction of 19th & 20th Century Literature, and Art, Press & Illustrated Books.Christine von der Linn, Swann’s Modern Literature and Art & Illustrated Books Specialist, said, “The livres…
DALLAS—The George W. Bush Presidential Center and SMU announced a special exhibition that will preview some of the historic holdings eventually to be featured at the museum of the Bush Center. The exhibit, Breaking New Ground: Presenting the George W. Bush Presidential Center, casts the vision for…
ITHACA, N.Y. (Oct. 12, 2010) - Cornell University Library is hosting an exhibition of provocative work by artist Werner Pfeiffer, who is celebrated for his insightful examination of the role of physical books in the modern age.
