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An extraordinary book of signatures of 128 Victoria Cross war heroes discovered at a free antiques valuation event will be offered by Hansons Auctioneers on February 14 with a guide price of £3,000-£5,000.
Visitors to Stratford-upon-Avon will have a unique opportunity to delve deeper into the creation of one of the most important books in western literature, Master William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies, published in 1623, known as the First Folio at a new exhibition in the…
Irving Penn’s exceptionally bold and textural Blast, 1980, printed 1981 ($30,000-45,000) leads Swann Galleries’ winter 2023 sale of Fine Photographs which closes for bidding February 23 at 12pm eastern.
Other works by Penn include the artist’s charming Old Friends: Balkin, Beaton,…
Successful artists’ books blend the craft of its making—paper, binding, scale, and printing method—with a conceptual premise tied to its status as time-based media in which the idea of the book—sequence, repetition, and audience activation—is essential to its meaning.
The AntiquarianAuctions.com sale includes over 200 lots of selected material on a wide range of subjects, opening with a group of 36 lots from the library of Hungarian-born bibliophile, book collector, and publisher Francis F. Dobo (1908-1998). This includes literary works from William Faulkner,…
A lauded actor, celebrated sleight-of-hand magician, and noted author, Ricky Jay (1946-2018) was also a passionate historian. During his life, he curated his own 10,000 piece collection of magic, circus, and show business ephemera, impressive and rare enough to be tapped for an exhibit at the…
In 1864 Mary L. Westerman, an officer of the local Soldiers’ Aid Society in Tazewell County, Illinois, wrote a letter to President Abraham Lincoln, urging him to make a donation to support the cause with a donation to a Sanitary Fair that was held October 18 of that year.
The Bowdoin College Museum of Art (BCMA) presents Mina Loy: Strangeness is Inevitable, the first monographic presentation of the art of Mina Loy (born Mina Gertrude Lowy, 1882-1966), one of the most important poets of the 20th century.
In Freeman’s first Books and Manuscripts auction of 2023, a rare, highly sought-after 1924 first edition of Ernest Hemingway’s in our time achieved $277,200.
“We’re honored to have been entrusted with such an important piece of literary history,” says Darren Winston, Head of Freeman’s Books and…
Lyon & Turnbull are presenting a spectacular document never before offered for sale, uniting Nelson with an astonishing array of characters in his story and providing a snapshot of a moment of sublime unreality amid a period of high tension in the contest for the Mediterranean. It…
