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The wartime papers and drumhead wallet of an officer in the German Regiment of the Continental Army…
The Charles Dickens Museum has announced that its current Deputy Director, Frankie Kubicki, will…
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A presentation first edition of John Osborne’s seminal play Look Back in Anger will go under the hammer at Chiswick Auctions next month, including an original draft page for the beginning of Act 1.The lot is expected to bring £3,000 - £4,000 as part of the November 28 sale of Books and Works on…
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Freeman’s | Hindman has announced the upcoming auction Design for Living: A Private Collection of Georg Jensen Silver, taking place on December 11 in New York City.This extraordinary single-owner collection brings together rare examples of Georg Jensen’s silver hollowware representing the very…
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Running online until October 28, Sotheby’s Paris is presenting rare books and manuscripts from the library of the late Pierre Bergé, bibliophile, art collector, patron and aesthete. 
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Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and the Antiquarian Book School Foundation have announced that Lorne Bair has been elected as the new President of the Board of ABSF.
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A Silk Road Oasis: Life in Ancient Dunhuang, which runs through February 23 2025, at the British Library in London features more than 50 manuscripts, printed documents and pictorial works, many from the sealed ‘Library Cave’ in the cave complex of Mogao and on public display for the first time.…
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The University of Minnesota Libraries has announced the largest donation by first-time donors in its 155-year history, a $2m contribution to establish an endowed curatorial chair for the Kerlan Collection of Children’s Literature.
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Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection
 comes to auction later this month focusing on the prominent American photography dealer, gallerist, and collector with a passion for printed and manuscript Americana. 
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Although it's a bit early to get excited about Christmas, two sections of Heritage Auctions' October 18 - 22 Art of Anime and Everything Cool auction offer some yuletide Peanuts and Dr Seuss excitement.
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The British Library has issued a new update on its recovery from last year's cyber attack in October 2023 which affected virtually every section of its service.
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Posters designed by Leslie Ragan for the New York Central Lines railroad come up for sale at Swann Galleries today at its Rare & Important Travel Posters auction.Ragan designed one of the most recognizable American train posters, an Art Deco image of The New 20th Century Limited, the Henry…