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The typewriter that Cecil B. DeMille used for his 1914 movie The Squaw Man goes under the hammer at…
A new exhibition this summer will explore Charles Dickens's theatrical interests and the prolific…
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A fine association copy of the rare first edition of The Federalist by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay is among the highlights at Freeman’s | Hindman’s September Books and Manuscripts auction in Philadelphia.
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Princeton University Library will open Monsters & Machines: Caricature, Visual Satire, and the Twentieth-Century Bestiary on September 12 in its Firestone Library Milberg Gallery. 
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Over seven decades, the Abrams family changed the face of the fine art and illustrated book publishing industry, bringing art into the homes of millions through the publication of beautiful and meticulously written books. Items from the personal art collection of Harry N. Abrams and his son Robert…
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Opening to the public next week, Mary Robinson: Actress, Mistress, Writer, Radical is the first exhibition dedicated to the remarkable author and actress Mary Robinson.
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A descendent of Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, UK Prime Minister three times in the 1850s and 1860s, has consigned an historic autograph album for sale at Chiswick Auctions's Autographs and Memorabilia event that runs online from August 30 with an estimate of £5,000 - £7,000.The…
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The Bodleian Libraries has announced a new publishing partnership with Liverpool University Press to publish The Bodleian Library Record, beginning in October.
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The latest Books, Maps and Manuscripts Sale at Tennants Auctioneers was led by J. R. R.
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The winners of the third annual David Ruggles Prize, an international book collecting prize established in 2020 to support and encourage young collectors of color, have been announced. This year's competition was marked by a record number of submissions, more than twice the first two years combined…
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Opening September 12 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Mexican Prints at the Vanguard will explore printmaking in Mexico from the 18th to the mid-20th century through works drawn from the Museum’s collection. Among the early works presented will be those by Mexico’s best-…
Book Fairs
The 2024 Northampton Antiquarian Book, Ephemera, and Book Arts Fair, the eighth edition, will run November 22, 5pm – 8pm and November 23 10am - 4pm in the Northampton Center for the Arts at the Northampton Community Arts Trust in Northampton, Massachusetts.More than 30 rare booksellers, paper…