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Highlights of Swann Galleries' Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books auction…
The National Archives has announced that it will temporarily loan more than 30 historic documents,…
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The Christie’s Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts auction including Americana totalled $5,410,327 with a copy of the earliest obtainable illustrated edition of Christopher Columbus’s 1493 letter announcing his discoveries to the King and Queen of Spain (De Insulis in Mari Indico nuper inventis,…
The literary backgound to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is explored in a new behind the scenes exhibition devoted to Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein movie.
A new exhibition shines the spotlight on one of Britain’s most influential yet often overlooked cultural figures, Noel Carrington. Noel Carrington - Nothing Need be Ugly opens on November 15 and runs through June 28, 2026 at The Higgins in Bedford where he was educated.
Niyū Yūrk at the New York Public Library explores the history of Middle Eastern and North African immigration to New York City from the first waves in the late 19th century through to the present day.The exhibition examines how New York City has shaped MENA communities as well as their…
The Camera Helps is the first retrospective dedicated to British social documentary photographer Paddy Summerfield.Running in Blackwell Hall at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford until November 30, from 11 October - 30 November 2025 the exhibition focuses on Summerfield who rose to prominence…
Three albums containing previously unseen photographs of events surrounding Iran’s Constitutional Revolution (1905-1911) will be offered at Roseberys on October 31 with an estimate of £10,000–£15,000.
A selection of original drawings by the Brock Brothers of scenes from Jane Austen's novels is running in Christie's' Fine Books and Manuscripts sale which ends October 16.The suite of 28 drawings are by Henry Mathews Brock (1875-1960) and Charles Edmund Brock (1870-1038) and were published in The…
This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections advisor specializing in rare books and manuscripts as well as fine photography and prints.
Shapero will be staging a special exhibition of prints and artists' books at this year's Frieze Masters running October 15-19 in Regent's Park including those by Joan Miró and other émigré artists including Picasso.
In 2026 the British Library’s major exhibitions will explore the enchanting world of fairy tales and the legacy of the crime writer Agatha Christie.
