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An extremely rare 1781 promissory note printed and twice signed by Benjamin Franklin to arrange…
A Revolutionary War letter signed by George Washington and sent to New York Governor George Clinton…
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An archive of personal letters and writings by Henry Miller as well as his favorite blue bathrobe and paintings, goes under the hammer at Guernsey's this week.
Hindman's online sale of American Historical Ephemera & Photography ends on Monday, December 11. The 350 lots include a collection of about 50 Civil War maps, expected to sell for $2,000–3,000; a copy of the July 17, 1790 issue of the Gazette of the United States, which contains the first…
Swann's Illustration Art auction returns on December 14 featuring artwork published in a wide variety of magazines and books, as well as work from calendars, posters, costume and fashion design, cartoons, and more.
An etching by Rembrandt which is supposed to depict Faust in his study goes under the hammer next week at Kiefer.
An official menu from the state banquet held in Beijing on October 19, 1956, commemorating the first state visit of Prime Minister Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy of Pakistan to China, has been auctioned for $275,000 at Boston-based RR Auction.
Our Compelling Collections series continues today with Joy Bivins, director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, part of The New York Public Library in New York City. What is the mission of your library?
An apparently unpublished account of a journey made by two Englishmen across colonial North America has sold for £30,000 at Chiswick Auctions in London. Joseph Cator (1733-1818) and Joseph Sparkes had spent four months travelling by horse and carriage from ‘Charles Town’ to Boston accompanied by…
Manuscript material and inscribed copies from a wide range of 20th century writers at auction with Sotheby's includes signed Jack Kerouac letters, inscribed copies of his novels, and the original typescript scroll manuscript of The Dharma Bums.
I was in York for this year's YABS, the York Antiquarian Book Seminar. Now in its ninth year, it is modelled on the highly successful Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (generally known as CABS, and now based in Minnesota), which has been running for over 40 years.
Stockholms Auktionsverk's upcoming auction features more than 300 items dating back to the 15th century including maps, travelogues, and numerous titles focusing on the wonders of cooking from the collection of Inga-Lill Skoog.A total of 86 items from her library on the theme of food and husbandry…
