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NYIABF Presents is an annual event at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair that focuses on the rare book industry and ideas about literature, print, and material culture.
The series of talks and events, curated by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America, will be…
A rare late 18th century diary written by Lady Mary Broughton detailing a Grand Tour two year journey around Europe will be sold in the Books, Maps and Manuscripts Sale at Tennants Auctioneers on April 28 with an estimate of £500-800 ($620-$990) plus buyer’s premium.
Here are the auctions I'll be watching this week:
A copy of the American classic Little Women signed and inscribed by Louisa May Alcott, handwritten musical scores by Stephen Sondheim including material from early unproduced shows, and a World War II poster by a young Dr. Seuss are among the items at Bonhams Skinner's upcoming Fine Books and Rare…
Hundreds of thousands of postcards loving compiled over nearly 60 years will come to sale next week. The collection of around 750,000 individual cards is so vast, experts at Richard Winterton Auctioneers estimate it might take years before they can all be auctioned.
Highlights from Bauman Rare Books' new arrivals of rare sports and adventure books including:
* Big Game Hunting in the Rockies and On the Great Plains by Theodore Roosevelt
A rare handwritten letter by Ludwig van Beethoven has sold for nearly $100,000 at auction, according to Boston-based RR Auction.
The one-page letter, written in German and signed "Beethoven" was penned circa September 1823 and addressed to Franz Christian Kirchhoffer. The letter - which went for $…
The neglected birthplace home of Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Willa Cather in Virginia has gone on sale for $200,000.
The c. 1810, 2,561 square feet farmhouse is a Virginia Landmark Property and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. However the four bedroom, one bathroom property…
An important collection of signed, first edition novels given by W. Somerset Maugham to members of the Maugham family are to be offered by Sloane Street Auctions on 27 April 27 including 23 first editions presented to Maugham’s relatives, each signed by the author himself, with estimates ranging…
Swann Galleries' May 4 Early Printed Books sale features the third installment from Ken Rapoport’s collection, showcasing a large group of pre-Restoration quarto plays.
