manuscripts

Albrecht Dürer's 1498 engraving, Hercules at the Crossroads.
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
Another fairly quiet week in the auction rooms coming up:
Suffragists' Collections to be Featured in Centennial Exhibition at the Library of Congress
Handwritten letters, speeches, photographs and scrapbooks, created by American suffragists who persisted for more than 70 years to win voting rights for women, will be featured in a new exhibition
Early American History, Science & Tech at University Archives Auction on May 15
Westport, CT –  Collectors of early American history, science and technology and Civil War memorabilia will want to mark their calendars for Wednesday, May 15th, when those popular categories
Walt Whitman in his younger years, as shown in this 1854 engraving by Samuel Hollyer used in the 1855 first edition of "Leaves of Grass."
Series of Exhibits & Events at the Library of Congress for Whitman's 200th Birthday
The Library of Congress will celebrate the 200th anniversary of American poet and changemaker Walt Whitman’s birthday in spring 2019 with a series of exhibits, public programs and a digital crowdso
Two Hunter S. Thompson Letters to be Auctioned
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
Here are the auctions I'll be watching this week:
  
Books & Manuscripts from Aviation to Exploration at Hindman LLC on May 1  
14th-Century Marriage Contract Tops Book Sale at Bonhams
London — The 1326 marriage contract between Edward III and Philippa of Hainault sold for £150,063 at Bonhams Fine Books and Manuscripts Sale in London on Wednesday 27 March.
A Record for "The Negro Travelers' Green Book" at Swann
New York - Printed & Manuscript African Americana at Swann Galleries on Thursday, March 28 saw a sell-through rate of 90%, a record for the category.
“Poet of the Body:” Walt Whitman at the Grolier Club
How did a carpenter’s son, grammar school dropout and sometime hack writer become America’s greatest poet?