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The National Library of Ireland (NLI) has acquired a second tranche of papers of the poet Paul…
The National Library of Scotland, in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh’s Remediating…
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A signed collection of J. R. R. Tolkien's four most celebrated works, comprising The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, has sold for $61,599 at RR Auction's recent Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction.Other highlights included:
University Archives' Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books features more than 485 lots including a set of presidential signatures from George Washington to Barack Obama, all signed as President, from 1789 to 2010.
A presentation first edition of John Osborne’s seminal play Look Back in Anger will go under the hammer at Chiswick Auctions next month, including an original draft page for the beginning of Act 1.The lot is expected to bring £3,000 - £4,000 as part of the November 28 sale of Books and Works on…
Freeman’s | Hindman has announced the upcoming auction Design for Living: A Private Collection of Georg Jensen Silver, taking place on December 11 in New York City.This extraordinary single-owner collection brings together rare examples of Georg Jensen’s silver hollowware representing the very…
Running online until October 28, Sotheby’s Paris is presenting rare books and manuscripts from the library of the late Pierre Bergé, bibliophile, art collector, patron and aesthete.
Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and the Antiquarian Book School Foundation have announced that Lorne Bair has been elected as the new President of the Board of ABSF.
A Silk Road Oasis: Life in Ancient Dunhuang, which runs through February 23 2025, at the British Library in London features more than 50 manuscripts, printed documents and pictorial works, many from the sealed ‘Library Cave’ in the cave complex of Mogao and on public display for the first time.…
The University of Minnesota Libraries has announced the largest donation by first-time donors in its 155-year history, a $2m contribution to establish an endowed curatorial chair for the Kerlan Collection of Children’s Literature.
Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection
comes to auction later this month focusing on the prominent American photography dealer, gallerist, and collector with a passion for printed and manuscript Americana.
Although it's a bit early to get excited about Christmas, two sections of Heritage Auctions' October 18 - 22 Art of Anime and Everything Cool auction offer some yuletide Peanuts and Dr Seuss excitement.
