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Two original watercolour illustrations for Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book long thought lost have…
The Raab Collection has discovered and will offer for sale for Presidents’ Day a mysterious relic…
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New York – Christie’s Valuable and Important Books and Manuscripts from the Library of Edward R. Leahy totaled $4,473,378 with 94% of the lots sold. Leading the sale was Mr. Leahy’s spectacular collection of modern British illuminated manuscripts and fine bindings,…
New York – An autograph scientific manuscript using the new concept of logarithms to determine the movement of the planets by Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) comes to auction on October 25 at Bonhams’ History of Science and Technology, including Space History in New York. The manuscript, estimated at $…
Los Angeles — The Hammer Museum at UCLA presents Joan Didion: What She Means, an exhibition as portrait of the author Joan Didion organized by Hilton Als—writer, curator, and critically acclaimed New Yorker contributor—in collaboration with Hammer chief curator Connie Butler and curatorial…
As the four Folios of Shakespeare are the highest prize of English book-collecting, and the Foligno Dante of Italian, so the early editions Don Quixote printed during of Miguel de Cervantes’s lifetime - are the highest prize of Spanish book-collecting.
New York – On October 25, Bonhams will present the most important 18th century map of California as the highlight of its Exploration and Travel Literature, featuring Americana sale in New York.
New York - Paris Photo and Aperture are excited to announce the shortlist for the 2022 Paris Photo-Aperture PhotoBook Awards, on the tenth anniversary of the awards - a celebration of the photobook’s contributions to the evolving narrative of photography. The award recognizes excellence in three…
Los Angeles - The J. Paul Getty Museum presents Visualizing the Virgin Mary, featuring vibrant, illuminated manuscripts depicting stories of the Virgin Mary that attest to her role as one of the most adored figures in the Christian tradition.
Mostly drawn from the Getty’s collection,…
Chicago - Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce this 370 lot sale to be held on Saturday, October 29 starting at 10am. The event will be held online and live streamed, with a limited number of bidders physically allowed in the gallery as determined by current Illinois public health…
Leyburn, North Yorkshire - Topping the Glaisdale Agricultural Library Sale at Tennants Auctioneers on September 30 was Leonard Mascall’s The First Booke of Cattel, which sold for £6,200 ($7,000, all figures, excluding buyer’s premium), far surpassing its estimate.
New York — Swann Galleries’ Thursday, October 13 Early Printed Books sale will include works from the Early Modern/Enlightenment period, starting with the Manny Coleman Collection, as well as publications on economics, science, medicine and travel and will feature part two of the collection of Ken…
