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Indigenous picture book art, fiber books, and the influence of German art on illustrator Eric Carle…
An original “I Am A Man” protest placard from the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike sold for $…
Auctions
Stockholms Auktionsverk is bringing to auction Swedish economist Olle Wallin's botanical library featuring his impressive collection of botanical literature comprising many rare and important works in the field.
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A total of 47 grants totaling $6,510,701 have been awarded to projects in 27 states and the District of Columbia to improve public access to historical records by the National Archives. The grants program is carried out through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)…
Exhibit
Artworks, rare books and artifacts documenting the beginnings of avian study in the U.S. feature in the new exhibition at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Illuminating Birds: Drawing as a Way of Knowing draws on the collections of the Academy which houses one of the largest…
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The DC Public Library has announced that the exhibit Imagining the Future - Leonardo da Vinci: In the Mind of an Italian Genius featuring 12 original Leonardo da Vinci drawings from the Codex Atlanticus will be on display at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Presented by Confindustria,…
Auctions
An extremely rare Charles Dickens signed presentation first edition, first impression of his travelogue American Notes for General Circulation will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders on May 25.
Auctions
Christie’s will present The Collection of Donna Summer in an online sale next month, open for bidding June 15 through June 29. Ahead of the sale the singer-songwriter’s personal collection will be showcased in a curated exhibition and sale at Christie’s Rockefeller Center in the heart of New…
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First editions of each of Jane Austen’s major novels led Hindman’s Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts auction. The five books, including Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, realized more than $300,000.
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Codex Sassoon, the earliest most complete Hebrew bible extent dating to the late ninth to early tenth century, has sold for a recordbreaking $38.1 million at Sotheby's which makes it the most valuable manuscript ever sold at auction.
Book Fairs
Celebrating its 60th anniversary, the Stuttgart Rare Book Fair returns after the pandemic, running June 16-18, 2023, in the city of Ludwigsburg.  
Auctions
A 1968 Jimi Hendrix ‘Flying Eyeball' concert poster signed by its designer Rick Griffin has been sold by Heritage Auctions for $175,000.