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San Francisco — The Arion Press, one of the nation’s foremost producers of fine press artist books, announces the publication of Woolgathering, a very special collaboration between two contemporary creative masters. Patti Smith is an icon of punk rock, renowned singer-songwriter and author whose…
Paris — Independent publisher SP Books released the only surviving manuscript of John Milton’s Paradise Lost, published in book form for the very first time. Alongside the handwritten poem, 12 iconic illustrations by William Blake.
Boston — A rare Edgar Allan Poe letter extending his condolences to a fellow writer sold for $154,958, according to Boston-based RR Auction.
Cincinnati, OH – The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann, an internationally renowned specialist in military antiques, will highlight Hindman’s June 21st to 22nd American Historical Ephemera and Photography Auction. With an extensive background in American and Western…
Berkeley, CA – PBA Galleries announced a Platinum Auction of Elite Americana & Rare Maps on June 30th, 2022. The sale comprises a selection of 96 rare, important, and valuable examples of historical Americana, including much on Mexico, from printed books and manuscripts to cartography and…
London — Forum Auctions is excited to present a private collection of exceptional culinary literary works that, as well as spanning five centuries, takes us on a fascinating gastronomic journey of discovery. The collection was carefully curated over a period of 40 years by the late Caroline…
London – The name Peter Burra is now largely forgotten, yet before his untimely death in a plane crash in April 1937 he was regarded as one of Britain’s finest and most influential critics. At school and Oxford with the tenor Peter Pears he was friends of the composers Benjamin Britten and Lennox…
Los Angeles – From fairytales to theme parks and Harry Potter to Game of Thrones, the Middle Ages have been mythologized, dramatized, and re-envisioned time and again, proving an irresistible point of inspiration for creative reinterpretations. The stories and images of…
Charlottesville, VA — Rare Book School is pleased to announce that Kenneth W. Rendell and Shirley McNerney have generously endowed an annual lecture on the importance of original manuscripts and rare books to human understanding. The Kenneth W. Rendell Endowed Lecture at Rare Book School will focus…
Often referred to as the most important book in English literature, Shakespeare's First Folio is an extraordinary piece of history dating back to 1623.
