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Divine Inspiration: The Legacy of the St. Francis Missal is now on view at the Walters Art Museum…
An archive chronicling more than six decades of life in Palestine has been saved from the risk of…
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Two used tickets for Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. stamped April 14, 1865 - the night of Abraham Lincoln's assassination - have been sold for $262,500 by RR Auction.The tickets are two of only three used ones for that evening's performance known to RR Auction to be in existence. The other is…
The fall Early Printed Books auction at Swann Galleries on October 12 will feature lots from three important collectors, including more from Ken Rapoport, as well as works on the history of psychiatry collected by Dr. Michael H. Stone, and literary high spots amassed by the Culpepper, Virginia,…
The Rare Book School at the University of Virginia is now accepting applications for its 2023 scholarship and fellowship cycle.Applications are open for all RBS-awarded scholarships (for both first-time and returning RBS students) with an application deadline of November 1, 2023. Two main…
The National Library of Scotland’s Shakespeare First Folio is now on display alongside a new selection of items as part of its revolving ‘Treasures of the National Library of Scotland’ exhibition.
Christie’s is presenting its Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana, online October 5-19, featuring significant books and manuscripts.
Early Chaucer folios, Samuel Pepys’ diary, a 1652 Don Quixote, plus letters and photos signed by British royals will feature in Everard Auctions' October 19 ‘The Anglophile and The Professor' auction.The sale will feature English books and manuscripts from the collection of Professor Ronald Onorato…
More than 80 lots featuring Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Schroeder, Snoopy and Charles Schulz's other children will go under the hammer at Heritage Auctions' 'The Art of Anime and Everything Cool' auction which runs October 20-23.
An outstanding private collection of ten lots of playing cards has sold for a total hammer price of £14,040 in the Books, Maps and Manuscripts Sale at Tennants Auctioneers.Going for 10 times the pre-sale low estimate, the cards, which were sold in group lots, dated from the 18th and 19th centuries…
A new study by psychologists at the University of Durham has found the answer to creating the best first impression in a virtual meeting, such as Teams or Zoom, is a visual background of books.
Two world auction records for books by Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle have just been set today at Christie’s London in the 'Part I of Charlie Watts: Gentleman, Collector, Rolling Stone – Literature and Jazz' sale.
