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Leyburn, North Yorkshire, England — A complete run of the famous Wisden Cricketer’s Almanack sold for £13,000 plus buyer’s premium in Tennants Auctioneers’ Books, Maps and Manuscripts Sale on 18th May. The volumes of the almanack run from 1864 to 2018 and included facsimile copies of 17 of the…
New York – The fabled private library of the most prominent antiquarian book dealer of his generation achieved extraordinary results over two live sales, totaling $16,141,944. The May 25 live evening sale, The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part One totaled $8,216,292, with 95% sold by lot…
New York — Swann Galleries will present the second iteration of Focus on Women, Thursday, June 2. The sale is poised to emphasize women’s experiences and contributions to literature, science, art, politics, and thought. With published and manuscript material from the hand-press period, through the…
Philadelphia — Every year, the world celebrates Bloomsday on June 16, the day that James Joyce’s Ulysses is set in 1904. Nowhere celebrates quite like The Rosenbach Museum and Library, home of Joyce’s manuscript. Ulysses was published 100 years ago in 1922, and after two years, the in-person…
Asheville, NC — Biblio.com, one of the largest ecommerce sites for used and rare books, recently announced plans for their Biblio.live virtual book fair. Set to launch on June 2nd, the book fair will be an opportunity for rare booksellers around the globe to connect with Biblios’ vast audience of…
Boston — Incredible handwritten lyrics by Bob Dylan for his song, "All Along the Watchtower," sold for $60,500, according to Boston-based RR Auction.
The lyrics on one page, written in black ink and signed neatly at the conclusion, "Bob Dylan, 2013," are accompanied by a 2014 letter of…
Berkeley, CA – PBA Galleries announces an auction of Rare Books & Manuscripts on June 2nd, 2022. The sale comprises a selection of over 200 lots of rare and significant books, with manuscript material, dating from the fourteenth through twentieth centuries.
New York – The Morgan Library & Museum presents J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library: Building the Bookman’s Paradise, on view June 10 through September 18, 2022. This exhibition traces the design, construction, and early life of one of the finest examples of Neoclassical architecture in the United…
New York – Christie’s is honored to present The Private Collection of William S. Reese over two live sales and one online. Part One is a live evening auction, May 25, comprising 100 important lots of New World exploration and landmark Americana to 1828. Part Two is a two-session live…
Philadelphia — The Rosenbach is proud to announce 18 Reasons to Read Ulysses: A Centennial Celebration, a new exhibition to commemorate the great Irish novel 100 years after its publication in 1922. 18 Reasons to Read Ulysses opens at The Rosenbach Museum and Library on June 1, 2022 ahead of the…
