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New York – Highlighted by nearly 600 works sold, 300+ bidders across 12 countries, and two auction records, Sotheby’s marathon two-day auction of the Ricky Jay Collection concluded yesterday in New York, achieving an exceptional $3.8 million – far exceeding its $3.2 million high estimate, with an…
Chicago – Hindman Auctions’ November 9-10th Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana auction will feature 687 lots. The sale will be led by strong sessions featuring printed and manuscript Americana, natural history, science and microscopy, and fine bindings including fore-edge…
London — Exhibitors and fair organizers declared the 64th edition of Firsts, London’s Rare Book Fair a resounding success, with visitor numbers up almost 30% on the 2019 edition and strong early sales setting the tone for what proved to be a productive four-day event for exhibitors.
San Marino, CA — The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens will present “Mapping Fiction,” an exhibition focused on the ways authors and mapmakers have built compelling fictional worlds. On view in the Library’s West Hall from Jan. 15 through May 2, 2022, the exhibition is timed to…
Wilton, CT – A rare and historic Revolutionary War powder horn, an extensive archive of material pertaining to Playboy magazine’s Hugh Hefner, a document signed by John F. Kennedy as President and a legal summons signed by the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp will all be part of University Archives…
Philadelphia — Freeman’s October 25 white-glove sale of The Alexander Hamilton Collection of John E. Herzog confirms Freeman’s strength in presenting single-owner collections and securing excellent results for significant historic American material. The auction totaled nearly $600,000 in 44 lots,…
New York -- The ABAA invites bibliophiles everywhere to join the hunt for rare books and all manner of fine works on paper at the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America’s Virtual Book Fair: Boston Edition. This will take place November 18-20, in lieu of the in-person Boston International…
Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce this 765 lot sale to be held on Saturday, November 20th 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…
San Marino, CA —The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has acquired the archive of acclaimed novelist and travel writer Pico Iyer, author of such bestsellers as The Art of Stillness and The Open Road. The acquisition is a substantial addition to The…
Reno, NV – An exceedingly rare First Folio single play “fragment” of William Shakespeare’s The First Part of Henry the Fourth, published in 1623, will be offered during Holabird Western Americana Collections’ Autumn Splendor Western Americana Auction, slated for October 28th-November 1st. The First…
