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Lot #195, Ernest H. Shackleton's (1874-1922) The Heart of the Antarctic, Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-1909 and The Antarctic Book. Winter Quarters 1907-1909, estimated at $20,000-30,000.
Antarctic Explorer Nobu Shirase's Personal Military Textbooks to Auction
Potter & Potter Auctions’ 'Lieutenant Nobu Shirase and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1912: The Important Collection of Chet Ross Sale' wil
Antiquarian Books
Rare Book Donations Sought For Auction to Help Ukraine Booksellers
Helping Ukrainian Books and Booksellers (HUBB) is preparing an international rare book sale to support colleagues under fire. 
From Jack Kuster's autograph collection
Jack Kuster Hollywood Autograph Collection Sold For $165,406
For nearly seven decades, Jack Kuster pursued his dream of amassing an extraordinary
Shirley Williams' notebooks
British Library Acquires Baroness Shirley Williams’ Political Archive
The British Library has announced that it has acquired the archive of politician and academic Shirley Williams (1930-2021), commonly regarded as one of the most infl
Introductory page of A pamflyt compiled of Cheese
Earliest Book on British Cheese Acquired by University of Leeds
Special Collections at the University of Leeds Libraries has announced the acquisition of the earliest-known book about cheesemaking in Britain, A pam
American 19th Century. Annie, Remember Me, c. 1860, tintype with applied color
Rare Early Photographs By and Of African Americans Acquired by National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art has acquired the Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, one of the most important holdings of American vernacular photographs.
Dior Men Summer 2023 group shot in front of Charleston reconstruction (full collection and set not shown in exhibition)
New Exhibition on Bloomsbury Group and Fashion Opens
Bring No Clothes: Bloomsbury and Fashion, which opens today, is the first major exhibition to explore the fashion of the
Frederick Catherwood’s 1844 Views of the Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan
18th and 19th Century Travel and Color Plate Books at Freeman's
Freeman’s September 27 sale includes a distinguished selection of 18th- and 19th-century travel and color plate books, led by a rare first edition of F
poster for Phaidon exhibition
Phaidon and Christie’s Celebrate a Century of Bookmaking
As part of Phaidon's 100th anniversary celebrations this year the publishing house has opened up its archives for a special exhibition at Christie’s, Rockefel
An ancient mappe of Fairyland newly discovered and set forth designed by Bernard Sleigh, 1918
New Exhibition Focuses on History of Fantasy Writing
A major new exhibition, Fantasy: Realms of Imagination, at the British Library will explore the evolution of fantasy.