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The July 8 Valuable Books and Manuscripts sale at Christie's will feature a pair of 1912…
Photography was established as a Pulitzer category in 1942, then divided in 1968 into Feature…
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This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections advisor specializing in rare books and manuscripts as well as fine photography and prints.
Material spanning three centuries of American history will go under the hammer tommorrow at a Freeman's single-owner auction featuring rare newspapers, pamphlets, books, and ephemera tracing the development of printing and publishing in Philadelphia.The first paper mill in America was established…
A special summer bumper edition of our regular look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors:Bookbindings: An Illustrated History by David PearsonAnother masterpiece from Pearson, author of many books on books including Speaking Volumes, this highly illustrated…
A music manuscript of songs written on board ship during the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838-42 captained by U.S. Navy Lt. Charles Wilkes has been acquired by The Library of Congress.The Ex. Ex. – as the scientific military expedition was informally called – mapped 1,500 miles of…
Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions opens tomorrow at The Morgan Library & Museum exploring the origins of tarot in Renaissance Italy and its enduring source of inspiration for modern artists.
RR Auction's Spirit of '76: America's 250th Anniversary Auction celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States featuring 76 lots of original manuscripts and artifacts associated with George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison, Alexander…
A rare printing of Francis Scott Key’s Star-Spangled Banner published while the War of 1812 still raged is among the highlights of Heritage Auctions' Liberty & Legacy: Celebrating 250 Years of the American Spirit sale on June 25.
Philadelphia printer John Dunlap set the Declaration of Independence in type and printed an estimated 200 copies on the night of July 4, 1776, which spread the news of independence.
Highlights from The Center for the Study of Political Graphics and PBA Galleries' June 25 Political Posters auction includes:* Censorship is UnAmerican by Josh Gosfield (New York, Virgin Records, 1990)
A 1771 first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica complete with the controversial midwifery plates ordered removed from every copy by George III will be offered by Peter Harrington at Treasure House Fair June 24-30 at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London.…
