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The Bodleian Libraries’ exhibition Treasured which opens today features a range of the most…
A green leather portfolio, believed to have housed the documents relating to the Louisiana Purchase…
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ARE YOU MY TYPE? A Typewriter Celebration will take place at the International Printing Museum in Carson, California on June 14 in honor of National Typewriter Day. The event will highlight the beauty of typewriters which are still much loved by enthusiasts although those trying one for the…
U.S. Presidents Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson feature in University Archives' June 4 Rare Autographs, Books & Space Memorabilia sale.
A poignant handwritten letter by Harper Lee detailing her personal observations and emotional reflections on the aftermath of the September 11 attacks in New York City will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders on May 29.
A Lively Mind: Jane Austen at 250 focusing on the life and legacy of the novelist will run at The Morgan Library & Museum from June 6 through September 14.The story of her authorship and her gradual rise to international fame will feature iconic artifacts from Jane Austen’s House in Chawton,…
A large selection of designs by Cecil Beaton including costume designs for My Fair Lady and Katharine Hepburn in Coco are at online auction at Bonhams until June 3.
A rare signed photograph of Al Capone sold for $62,501 in RR Auction's Old West, Outlaws, Lawmen, and Gangsters auction.
One of only three known surviving copies of A Complete Map of All Under Heaven by Cao Junyi (1644) has been acquired by The Sunderland Collection, the other two copies held by the National Archive in Beijing and the British Library in London.
Christie's' Cabinet des Livres by Pierre Brossette sale of the Lyon businessman's collection totalled €6,163,668, exceeding the sale's high estimate, with 21 lots selling for more than €100,000 including four above €300,000. Highlights included:
A complete set of Theodor de Bry's Voyages in Latin including both the Grands Voyages (America) and the Petits Voyages (Africa and Asia) will go under the hammer at Stockholms Auktionsverk next month.
Freeman’s | Hindman’s major Abraham Lincoln auction yesterday which featured early manuscripts and rare items connected to his assassination made a total of $7,899,994.
