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Salisbury Cathedral has received an early Christmas present from Friends of the Nations’ Libraries…
The oldest inscribed stone tablet of the Ten Commandments which dates to the Late Roman-Byzantine…
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This week's focus is on The Asala Collection, an archive of over 33,000 photographs of The United Arab Emirates, The Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Palestine and The Holy Land which Daniel Crouch Rare Books is taking to this year's edition of Abu Dhabi Art which runs November 20 - 24.
A 1788 first edition, thick paper copy of The Federalist has sold at Freeman’s | Hindman’s Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana auction for $203,200, the top lot of the $1.85m total sale.
The Library of Congress has acquired the papers of songwriter and composer Burt Bacharach whose songs are best known for influencing popular music starting in the late 1950s.
A rare letter signed by Thomas Jefferson written eight days after he assumed the role of America's first Secretary of State has sold for $41,590 at RR Auction.
Our regular look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors this month. Book Curses by Eleanor Baker
An original set of working lyrics from Johnny Rotten for two anthems from the Sex Pistols’ 1977 debut album Never Mind the Bollocks will go under the hammer at RR Auction's Marvels of Modern Music auction.
Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Christian Fassbender, proprietor of Desert Wind Rare Books.How did you get started in rare books?
Dating to the Late Byzantine period and approximately 1,500 years old, Sotheby’s will auction the oldest inscribed stone tablet of the Ten Commandments next month with an estimate of $1-$2m.It is the only complete tablet of the Ten Commandments still extant from this early era (ca. 300-800 CE) and…
Friends of the Nations’ Libraries is leading a campaign to raise £90,000 to buy a 13th century Bible illuminated by the famed Sarum Master and to donate it to Salisbury Cathedral, returning it home after nearly eight centuries.
Christie’s' Classic Week Valuable Books and Manuscripts December 11 live auction in London will feature an important collection of music manuscripts from Beethoven, Wagner, Stravinsky, Verdi, Puccini, Ravel, Strauss, Mendelssohn and Debussy.
