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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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Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions' April 26th, 2022 literature sale was a cover-to-cover success with a 97% sell through rate. When the hammer fell silent after a long day of spirited bidding, 58 lots realized $1,000-3,999; 20 lots made $4,000-9,999; and seven lots broke the five figure…
New York — Last week, the 62nd Edition of the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (NYIABF), officially sanctioned by the ABAA and ILAB and produced and managed by Sanford L.
Berkeley, CA – On April 21st, 2022, PBA Galleries offered a small but highly important group of rare maps, views, and pictorial letter sheets relating to the early history and later development of the city of San Francisco. The important assemblage of graphic and cartographic material from the…
An exhibition at the British Library opening later this month showcases the role gold has played in the production of some of the world’s finest manuscripts, from book covers and illuminations to writing on gold surfaces.
St. Paul, MN — The Minnesota Antiquarian Book Fair and the Minnesota Virtual Antiquarian Book Fair, one set for July 8-9, 2022, at Schoenecker Arena at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, the other taking place online from July 7-9, 2022, are pleased to announce a new collaboration with…
What is the best way to catalogue a personal book collection?
Six years ago, we published an article that surveyed the various software and apps available for book collectors who wish to catalogue their personal collections. As our publisher Webb Howell said at the time, "When someone starts…
A busy week ahead in the salerooms; here's the rundown.
Boston — RR Auction's May's Fine Autograph and Artifact sale brings nearly 1,000 unique items to the auction block, including a stunning handwritten musical manuscript by Johann Sebastian Bach. The remarkable one-page autograph musical manuscript by Bach, circa 1728, being a fragment from the…
South Africa — AntiquarianAuctions.com has a new sale of Rare Books, Photographs and Original Artwork: the preview is on now and the auction will be open for bids from 12.30pm eastern time on 4th May, closing on the 11th May at the same time, 12.30pm eastern time.
Dallas, TX — It began with a framed letter from Franklin Delano Roosevelt gifted to Melvin "Pete" Mark Jr. by his mother-in-law in 1962. At that moment, or close enough, "history became Dad's passion," says Pete's son Jim. "It became Dad's life."
