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This week's rare book of the week is the pocket book of Captain Henry D’Esterre Darby of HMS…
Indigenous picture book art, fiber books, and the influence of German art on illustrator Eric Carle…
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Closed since 2019, the Emily Dickinson Museum has now completed a multi-year preservation effort at The Evergreens, aimed at improving environmental conditions for objects in its recently documented collection, and reducing energy consumption.
In December 2023, the Charles Dickens Museum bought 120 previously unpublished letters written by Georgina Hogarth, the author's sister-in-law, housekeeper, friend and confidante, who lived with Charles Dickens from 1842, aged 15, until Dickens’s death in 1870.
The American Booksellers Association (ABA) and Columbia University Libraries have announced ABA’s donation of the association’s extensive organizational and bookseller archives to the university to be housed in Columbia University’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library (RBML).
The Folger Shakespeare Library has announced that its historic home on Capitol Hill will reopen on June 21, 2024.
Marilyn Monroe’s Connecticut driver’s license, signed by her as 'Marilyn Monroe Miller' is among the highlights at University Archives' February 21 Rare Signed Manuscripts, Books, Photos, and Relics sale.The ca. July 28, 1958 license lists Monroe’s birthday, height, and address in Roxbury,…
The original woodblock depicting what is better known today as Carline Thistle in one of the most important Renaissance herbals has been sold by Christie's for $16,380.
Andreas Vesalius's own annotated copy of his magnun opus, De humani corporis fabrica, has found a new home and will be on display at KU Leuven, the oldest university in the Low Countries following the Christie’s Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts sale.
At the newly-combined Freeman's | Hindman on Tuesday, February 6, 138 lots of Books and Manuscripts, expected to be led by Thomas Jefferson's seven-volume customized set of the works of Aeschylus, bound by Frederick Mayo of Richmond and estimated at $80,000–120,000.
On view at the Getty Center in Los Angeles through April 28, 2024 is Drawing on Blue: European Drawings on Blue Paper, 1400s–1700s, an exhibition that dives into the history of blue paper, from its earliest use in Renaissance Italy to Enlightenment France and beyond.
Goldin's latest Pop Culture Elite Auction features some of the most sought-after Pokémon Cards, rare comic books and original, vintage video games.Leading the sale are a 1939 Superman #1 and a 1962 Amazing Fantasy #15, featuring Spiderman’s first appearance. Other highlights include:
