modern literature

Title page of Ethan Allen's Narrative (1779)
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
Another busy week coming up in the salerooms:
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
Before we get to the very busy calendar of sales coming up this week, I must note a couple of the results from last week's auction at Christie's, which saw Einstein's "God Letter" set a new auction
Strong Prices on Modern Literature at PBA Galleries
The Fine Literature and Fine Books auction at PBA Galleries on July 27th showed an upswing in prices of modern literature.
Zelda's Paper Dolls at Auction
The Surprising History of Penguin Predecessor, the Albatross Press
Christie’s Offers the Library of the Late Anthony Hobson and Other Country House Collections
South Kensington—On 17 June Christie’s South Kensington will offer Three Country House Collections: Glebe House, the Property of the late Mr.
<i>Gatsby to Garp: Modern Masterpieces from the Carter Burden Collection</i> at The Morgan
New York, NY, April 2, 2014—Between 1973 and 1996 Carter Burden, a former trustee of the Morgan Library and Museum and onetime New York City councilman, assembled the greatest collection of modern
Rare Copy of <i>The Hobbit</i> Goes Under the Hammer
As the third and final part of Peter Jackson’s epic film adaptation of J. R. R.
<i>Bookermania</i>: 45 Years of the Man Booker Prize at The Morgan This Fall
New York, NY, August 22, 2013—England’s Man Booker Prize turned Possession into an instant best seller, propelled The English Patient and Life of Pi onto the screen, and
The Great Gatsby Dust Jacket: The Most Valuable Piece of Paper in Modern Literature