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First Editions, Second Thought auction
First Editions, Second Thoughts Auction Earns $612,000
July 13, 2022
London – Christie’s announces results from First Editions, Second Thoughts: An Auct
Annotations in le Carré's "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold"
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
July 11, 2022
The Christie's online sale First Editions, Second Thoughts, to b
Margaret Atwood with flamethrower
“Unburnable” Edition of The Handmaid’s Tale Sells for $130,000
June 8, 2022
New York — In an online auction which closed at Sotheby's today, a fireproof copy of Margaret Atwood's celebrated novel, The Handmaid's Tale was sold for $130,000, with all proceeds to ben
First editions, second thoughts auction books
First Editions, Second Thoughts Auction to Benefit English PEN
June 7, 2022
London — Christie’s announces First Editions, Second Thoughts: An Aucti
PEN records
PEN International and English PEN Digital Resources Now Online
November 4, 2019
Austin, Texas — Thousands of digitized records reflecting major historical events of the 20th century related to PEN International, a global writers’ organization, are available online beginning th
University of Bristol Acquires ‘Significantly Important’ Copy of “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”
October 2, 2019
Bristol, UK — The physical copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover by DH Lawrence used by the judge in the landmark obscenity trial of 1960 has been acquired by the Univ
NEH Grant Supports Ransom Center's Writers Without Borders Project
March 30, 2017
J.K. Rowling’s Annotated First Edition of Harry Potter at Auction
May 20, 2013
May 18 2013 — English PEN and Sotheby’s are delighted to release additional details on the sale of the definitive first edition of J.K. Rowling’s first book.