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A new statue of Herman Melville will be unveiled on Friday 14 at the New Bedford Whaling Museum as…
A June 10, 1779, letter signed by George Washington and written in the hand of his aide-de-camp…
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Honey & Wax Booksellers is now welcoming entries for its 10th annual book collecting prize for women and announced that this will be its last year of operation.A cash award of $1,000 will be made for an outstanding book collection conceived and built by a women book collector in the United…
Propstore will offer Frank Frazetta’s handpainted Captive Princess at its Spring Entertainment Memorabilia auction later this month.Taking place March 25–27, the headlining original artwork has an estimate of $500,000-$1m.Frank Frazetta created Captive Princess as the cover artwork for the 1973 Ace…
Leading RR Auction’s March Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction is a 1615 warrant signed “James R” by KIng James I of England authorizing the release of Sir Walter Raleigh from the Tower of London so he could prepare for an expedition to South America.
Heritage Auctions' Historical Manuscripts & Texana sale was led by an autograph letter signed by General George Armstrong Custer which went for $550,000.
The J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired a major group of photographs by the 20th century American photographer Irving Penn. via a donation from The Irving Penn Foundation.
Come Together: 3,000 Years of Stories and Storytelling is running at The Morgan Library & Museum focusing on the rich history of storytelling through 140 literary works and other objects from its own collection alongside loans.
The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association has expanded its national student book collecting competition to make it open to all young book collectors aged between 18-35.
A rare group of early aviation glass lantern slides documenting the pioneering long distance flights of Italian pilot Carlo Francesco 'Francis' Lombardi will go under the hammer at Roseberys London on March 11. The collection comprises approximately 200 gelatin silver glass slides, accompanied…
The Morgan Library & Museum has announced the appointment of Dr. Joshua O’Driscoll as Melvin R. Seiden Curator and Department Head of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts.O’Driscoll joined the Morgan as Assistant Curator of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in 2015 and was promoted to…
A handwritten letter written by Queen Elizabeth II as a child is estimated to sell for £4,000 when it appears at Hansons tomorrow.The one-page note is addressed to the head housemaid at Royal Lodge in Windsor Beatrice Stillman, and includes doodles of dogs, horses and young children. Written while…
