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The Huntington Library’s new exhibition series in Los Angeles opens June 21 with a focus on…
Bartholomaeus’s De proprietatibus rerum printed in Cologne in 1481 by Johanem koelhoff de lubeck…
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The Morgan Library & Museum has acquired the earliest manuscript with color illustrations of the poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, more famously known as The Night Before Christmas, by Clement Clarke Moore. 
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An original set of handwritten lyrics by John Lydon (also known as Johnny Rotten) from the Sex Pistols' 1977 debut album Never Mind the Bollocks have sold for $82,638 at RR Auction's Marvels of Modern Music sale.
Book Fairs
Peter Harrington will offer what is believed to be the largest and most diverse collection of early editions and translations of Quotations from Chairman Mao, better known as the Little Red Book, for £1m at Firsts Hong Kong (December 6-8).
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The Dune Bible volume from Alejandro Jodorowsky’s epic unmade Dune project features in the Christie’s online-only Science Fiction and Fantasy sale (November 28 - December 12) which also includes vintage movie posters.
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Elizabeth Gaskell’s House in Manchester has launched a new project to celebrate 10 years since the house opened as a visitor attraction and introduce the work of Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) to a new generation of writers.
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SP Books has releasing a facsimile edition of The Rossetti Manuscript notebook with William Blake's writings and sketches published alongside Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s editorial annexe for the first time.
Auctions
Heritage Auctions' November 25 Photographs from the Collection of Eric Franck sale featues photographs taken by his brother-in-law Henri Cartier-Bresson, plus Josef Koudelka, Chris Killip and Graham Smith.
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Andreas Cellarius’ Harmonia macrocosmica, an outstanding example of Dutch cartography, will go on show to the public for the first time at the National Trust’s Blickling Estate in Norfolk following specialist conservation (November 30 through January 5).Only about 20 copies of the atlas…
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The sale of the contents of the much-loved British comedian Eric Morecambe's home will come to auction early in 2025 including his joke sketch ideas, writing desk, and correspondence, as well as his trademark pipe and spectacles.The Eric Morecambe Collection at Hansons Auctioneers will commemorate…
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A 1788 first edition, thick paper copy of The Federalist has sold at Freeman’s | Hindman’s Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana auction for $203,200, the top lot of the $1.85m total sale.