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New York-based rare book antiquarian Richard C. Ramer (1942-2026) has died after running his…
Sotheby’s in New York has sold the rare Rothschild Vienna Mahzor Hebrew prayerbook for $6…
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At Tajan on Tuesday, October 18, Livres Anciens et Modernes, Manuscrits, Autographes, in 224 lots. A 33-volume set of the Encyclopédie (1751–1767) is expected to lead the sale at €12,000–15,000. A 1515 Latin and French liturgical manuscript is estimated at €8,000–10,000.
San Francisco – Compelling, contemplative, and visionary: these are words that have been used to describe the work of artist and bookbinder Timothy C. Ely. Showcasing approximately forty manuscript books, drawings and prints created by Ely over the past fifty years, Cognitive Distance: the…
More than 40 individual sheets from volume 1 of Persepolis, the international bestseller written and drawn by Marjane Satrapi, will go on sale at Sotheby’s. Each sheet has an estimate of £4,000-6,000 ($4,500-6,750).
A John Steinbeck handwritten letter offering his wise, fatherly advice on matters of the heart sold for $32,426, according to Boston-based RR Auction.
Spencer W Stuart, Collections Advisor, is pleased to announce the publication of Contemporary Issues in Rare Book & Manuscript Collecting to be published January 2023.
LONDON - Christie’s Science and Natural History online auction, which will be open for bidding until 25 October, presents a journey back in time, from the present day to the formation of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.
Three times each year, book collectors gather to attend major antiquarian book fairs, sponsored by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America in California (February), New York City (April), and Boston , this year November 6-13, will delight booklovers with fairs, special events, tours,…
On October 20, 2022, PBA Galleries will be hosting a sale with nearly 450 lots of rare materials on history, exploration, conflict, cultural development, social progress, technical innovation, and more, both in the Americas and around the globe. Included are books, manuscripts, maps, prints, views…
Last week the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York opened a splashy new exhibition, The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England. Spanning King Henry VII’s seizure of the throne in 1485 to the death of his granddaughter Queen Elizabeth I in 1603, the Tudor era was certainly dramatic, if not…
Two volumes bound in one of two key works in the history of Dutch exploration in the 17th century come for sale at Chiswick Auctions this month.
