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In 18th century Paris the Palais Royal housed booksellers in the galleries under the arcades and a…
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Aviator Charles Lindbergh employed a ghostwriter for his quickie 1927 autobiography, We, following his famous transatlantic flight that year. Then he rejected the writer’s account and spent three weeks rewriting it.
Boston — A rare handwritten letter by Ludwig von Beethoven sold for $251,240 according to Boston-based RR Auction.
The four-page handwritten letter in German, dated September 24, 1815. The lengthy note by Ludwig van Beethoven to his librettist, the court poet Friedrich Treitschke, asking him to…
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A 192-lot sale of Fine Books & Ephemera at New England Book Auctions ends on Tuesday, April 19. A typically eclectic range of material in this one.
New York – The Morgan Library & Museum is pleased to announce the digitization of five albums containing historic photographs of work by the artist Édouard Manet (1832–1883). These albums are part of the Adolphe Tabarant collection, acquired by the Morgan in 1974 as the gift of Mrs. Charles…
New York — James Cummins announces its latest offering: part of the Working Library of Oliver Sacks.
Like the tentacles of his octopus bookplate, Oliver Sacks’ interests were many and wide ranging. His library, offered here for the first time, gives a glimpse into the mind of the most widely read…
Rarely seen illustrations for Charles Dickens’ first novel are at the heart of a new exhibition celebrating the London writer and social commentator.
London — The most extensive collection of James Bond film scripts, screenplays, manuscripts, storyboards and film treatments will be jointly offered for sale by world-leading London-based rare book dealers Peter Harrington and Adrian Harrington Rare Books for £500,000, in time to celebrate the 60th…
Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Jennifer Phillips, second-generation bookseller with Evening Star Books in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Part of a larger sale of illustration art headed to auction later this week in Dallas, a selection of original paperback cover art steals the show. Gathered here are seven fabulous mid-century examples.
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Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England — Jonkers Rare Books are delighted to announce the publication of Fine Books & Manuscripts. The catalogue, and accompanying exhibition at the New York Antiquarian Book Fair, offers for sale the very best rare books, manuscripts and artwork acquired in…
