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Highlights from PBA Galleries' August 20 Fine Press & Bindings auction include:* The Works of…
This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections…
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Highlights from Richard C Ramer Old and Rare Books' latest Spanish & Portuguese Golden Age Literature catalogue including:
A spectacular illustrated letter by Edouard Manet with original watercolors of French fashion accessories, and an exceedingly rare Fyodor Dostoevsky signed photograph lead RR Auction's June Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale.
Stockholms Auktionsverk is bringing to auction Swedish economist Olle Wallin's botanical library featuring his impressive collection of botanical literature comprising many rare and important works in the field.
A total of 47 grants totaling $6,510,701 have been awarded to projects in 27 states and the District of Columbia to improve public access to historical records by the National Archives. The grants program is carried out through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)…
Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Kathryn Reuter of the University of Iowa:
What is your role at your institution?
Artworks, rare books and artifacts documenting the beginnings of avian study in the U.S. feature in the new exhibition at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
Illuminating Birds: Drawing as a Way of Knowing draws on the collections of the Academy which houses one of the largest…
Heritage Auctions is seeking a Rare Books Cataloguer and Writer to join its dedicated team of bibliophiles.
The successful applicant will be crucial in preserving and showcasing Heritage Auctions' collection of rare and valuable books. They will research and write descriptions for incoming…
The DC Public Library has announced that the exhibit Imagining the Future - Leonardo da Vinci: In the Mind of an Italian Genius featuring 12 original Leonardo da Vinci drawings from the Codex Atlanticus will be on display at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
Presented by Confindustria,…
An extremely rare Charles Dickens signed presentation first edition, first impression of his travelogue American Notes for General Circulation will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders on May 25.
Two gardens at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show running this week in London celebrate the importance of books and reading.
In the Balcony Gardens category, The Doorstep Library Garden: Words Take You Places celebrates the community-focused children's literacy charity Doorstep Library.…
