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Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Amalia V. of New York City who was an…
Highlights of Potter & Potter's Photography, Americana & Historical Memorabilia auction on…
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The Getty Museum has acquired the Irmengard Codex, a manuscript made for the 11th century noblewoman Irmengard of Nellenburg, a member of the House of Egisheim-Dagsburg in Germany.
The free New Directions in Indigenous Book History conference will be held online via Zoom on March 23 and 24 and welcomes attendees from the general public.
Runnng 8.30am to 3.45pm ET, it is co-sponsored by the Bibliographical Society of America & the Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in…
The Board of Directors of the National Audubon Society (NAS) has announced that it has decided to retain the name of the organization, after a lengthy process to examine its name in light of the personal history of its namesake, John James Audubon.
The annual Rare Books Edinburgh festival opens its doors with a variety of events in addition to its centrepiece, the Edinburgh Book Fair.
A new series from the Library of Congress invites readers to experience the Library’s treasures in compact, accessible books that curate a unique collection of objects and bring them to life with color reproductions, historical context and fascinating anecdotes. The first two books in the new…
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with R.A. Priddle in Ontario, Canada:
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The Wonderland Awards, run by the University of Southern California Libraries and open to students from all California universities, encourage new scholarship and creative work related to Lewis Carroll.
Swann Galleries' March 30 Printed & Manuscript African Americana sale will feature a manuscript broadside of the 13th Amendment ending slavery, signed by the Vice President and 111 congressmen (estimate $80,000 to $120,000). It is one of a handful of commemorative copies circulated in the halls…
Hay Festival has unveiled the full programme for its 36th spring edition in Hay-on-Wye, with more than 500 in-person events over 11 days, from May 25 - 4 June 4, 2023. One of the world’s leading festivals of ideas, it brings readers and writers together in sustainable events on the edge of the…
Here are the sales I'll be watching this week. At Ader on Monday and Thursday, March 13–14, Lettres et Manuscrits Autographes. The first day's 244 lots include two pen-and-ink drawings by Marcel Proust with his notes (€5,000–6,000); another pen-and-ink drawing by Proust, a pastiche portrait of the…
