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Highlights from PBA Galleries' August 20 Fine Press & Bindings auction include:* The Works of…
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There are a few lots of books amongst the 209 lots of the Collection of Olivia de Haviland, offered at Bonhams on Tuesday, May 23 (roughly lots 27 through 75). These are mostly being sold as large group lots.
Christie’s will present The Collection of Donna Summer in an online sale next month, open for bidding June 15 through June 29. Ahead of the sale the singer-songwriter’s personal collection will be showcased in a curated exhibition and sale at Christie’s Rockefeller Center in the heart of New…
The Folio Society is publishing a limited anniversary edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and is offering buyers the chance to receive set number 42 of 750.
Douglas Adam’s trilogy in five parts will be published on May 23 in a set featuring more than 70 illustrations …
Highlights from Firsts London rare book fair running through May 21.
Our article about the marvellous literary baking skills of design historian, author, and artist Ella Hawkins was one of our most popular posts online and in print last year, so we were delighted to hear that she has now turned her attentions to producing John Milton themed biscuits.
First editions of each of Jane Austen’s major novels led Hindman’s Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts auction. The five books, including Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, realized more than $300,000.
Codex Sassoon, the earliest most complete Hebrew bible extent dating to the late ninth to early tenth century, has sold for a recordbreaking $38.1 million at Sotheby's which makes it the most valuable manuscript ever sold at auction.
Christie’s will be presenting the sales of two major collections of American books and manuscripts next month, The Bruce M. Lisman Collection of Important American Literature: Part One on June 15 - where the centerpiece is the finest collection of Nathaniel Hawthorne in private hands - and The…
Celebrating its 60th anniversary, the Stuttgart Rare Book Fair returns after the pandemic, running June 16-18, 2023, in the city of Ludwigsburg.
Potter & Potter's annual gambling memorabilia auction includes a wide selection of material including rare books on cards and cheating, prints and postcards, scarce playing cards, gambling equipment, and thousands of casino and poker chips and sets from Las Vegas and casinos around the world.
