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RR Auction's Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Presidents sale ontinues the company’s 50th…
New York-based rare book antiquarian Richard C. Ramer (1942-2026) has died after running his…
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The Raab Collection has announced the discovery and sale of a previously unknown, early 19th-century autograph or 'friendship' album bearing marriage advice from former president and founding father John Adams to a young woman. In 1824, John Adams’ advice was simple: Remember where you…
This piece of scientific history sold by RR Auction in its Fine Autograph and Artifacts auction consists of one page, written on both sides and undated. The manuscript showcases numerous scientific formulae meticulously penned by Einstein, accompanied by a handful of German words written in his own…
The Bodleian Libraries opens its new Alphabets Alive! exhibition next week focusing on the meeting point of art, alphabets and the book. From 15th century horn-books and colourful children’s ABC books to the artist’s book, the exhibition looks at what happens when letters and the book become the…
At the Christie’s Valuable Books and Manuscripts live auction in London, the two leading lots achieved remarkable results both surpassing their estimates.The top lot of the sale was an autograph letter by Albert Einstein to Rudi W. Mandl which sold for £604,800 hugely surpassing its estimate of £50…
Dorothy L. Sayers signed personal copy of Oxford Poetry 1915 featuring her and J.R.R. Tolkien's first appearances in book form is offered by Sotheby's as part of its Books, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern sale which closes on July 18.
Under the hammer later this month from the Estate of Orson Welles is one of the Royal typewriters he used during the period when he wrote Citizen Kane, his War of the Worlds radio play, his unproduced adaptation of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, and The Magnificent Ambersons.
A large part of former Prime Minister Anthony Eden's personal library goes under the hammer on July 13 at Bellmans including many volumes with detailed annotations by him.The private library of the man who became the 1st Earl of Avon and his second wife Clarissa (Winston Churchill's neice) offers…
Hindman presents its Summer Reading: 20th-Century Literature and Biography from a Private Collection sale later this month, featuring first editions from some of the most iconic authors of the 20th century.
Beloved NYC bookstore Yu and Me Books, noted in particular for its engagement with Asian American writers, is bouncing back from huge fire damage following a generous response from the public.
Two hundred forty-seven years after its creation almost to the day, the first broadside edition of the Declaration of Independence printed in Massachusetts has been sold at Heritage Auctions for $2,895,000.
