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The Newberry Library has received a $4m grant from the Mellon Foundation which will fund a five-…
The top lot of Freeman's' latest auction was a manuscript document signed by John Hancock,…
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Potter & Potter Auctions’ 'Lieutenant Nobu Shirase and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1912: The Important Collection of Chet Ross Sale' will be held on October 12 featuring his historic collection of publications plus other materials related to exploration, travel, and the polar…
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of opening to the public, Chawton House is bringing together some of the most precious treasures in the collection for the first time. Covering the Knight and Austen family history, the women – including Jane Austen – who have shaped the estate and the remarkable…
Helping Ukrainian Books and Booksellers (HUBB) is preparing an international rare book sale to support colleagues under fire. The online auction is scheduled for the middle of November and its organizers are actively seeking donations of rare and collectible books, manuscripts, artwork,…
For nearly seven decades, Jack Kuster pursued his dream of amassing an extraordinary collection of autographs, spanning the golden era of Hollywood through to the modern age.
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 influential figures in British social democracy in the latter half of the 20th century.
Sworders’ upcoming Books and Maps sale will include the collection of London book dealer Paul Bentley (1931-2022). The 200 lots – including a copy of the most famous British atlas of the 17th century - come for sale from his niece.
The Empire State Rare Book and Print Fair, featuring more than 50 exhibitors from across the country, will take over St. Bartholomew’s Church (St. Bart’s) at 325 Park Avenue in New York City, beginning October 5 through October 7.
Special Collections at the University of Leeds Libraries has announced the acquisition of the earliest-known book about cheesemaking in Britain, A pamflyt compiled of Cheese, contayninge the differences, nature, qualities, and goodnes, of the same, which can be viewed in full via the institution’s…
The National Gallery of Art has acquired the Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, one of the most important holdings of American vernacular photographs. Formed over 50 years, it includes 248 photographs of and by African Americans made from the 1840s through the early 20th century.
Bring No Clothes: Bloomsbury and Fashion, which opens today, is the first major exhibition to explore the fashion of the Bloomsbury group, and how the 20th century cultural collective still impacts global style more than 100 years later.
