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At Bonhams’ sale of material relating to the life of Oscar Wilde the top lot was the last…
The cover of Action Comics No. 21 drawn by Joe Shuster who co-created the character Superman with…
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The first library at London's Guildhall was founded by money bequeathed by former Lord Mayor of the City of London Richard 'Dick' Whittington who gained a reputation as an astute medieval merchant, politician, and philanthropist.
What is believed to be the first American photograph of a romantically posed interracial couple will go under the hammer at Freeman’s | Hindman on October 26.
This week's Rare Book of the Week is today's launch offering from Macmillan's new Fablelistik Editions, a limited and fine press books publisher. In its first collection, Fablelistik is offering three editions of Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, all of which will include…
Tanya Patton, Elise Severe, and Deb Fortner are this year’s recipients of the Book Club of Washington’s Emory Award - presented annually “to a Washingtonian who has made an extraordinary contribution to the culture of the book" - for their efforts to save their local library.
Heritage Auctions’ October 10-11 Rare Books auction will feature first edition works by J. R. R. Tolkien, Adam Smith, and Stephen King.
Jane Austen's House has successfully secured grant funding from The Textile Society to conserve Cassandra Austen's embroidered handkerchief.
Going under the hammer at Brunk Auctions this weekend is a rare original printed, signed archetype of the Constitution of the United States which was recently discovered after being tucked away for generations at Hayes Plantation in Edenton, North Carolina, an 1821 National Historic Landmark.
Sworders’ Books, Manuscripts, Autographs and Maps auction, running October 18 - 27 includes a private collection of books and first day covers signed by preeminent US politicians.
The Empire State Rare Book and Print Fair, featuring more than 30 exhibitors from across the country, will take over the historic Great Hall in Shepard Hall at City College of New York today until September 29.The second annual installment will take over the 14,000 square foot…
The Brontë memorial in Westminster Abbey has been amended to include the diaereses over the ‘e’ of the names of the sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne, which have been missing from the memorial since its installation 85 years ago.Sharon Wright, Editor of the Brontë Society Gazette, alerted The Dean…
