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New York — Early Printed Books are at Swann Galleries Thursday, April 8 with noteworthy publications relating to early printed medical, scientific and travel works, including a selection of incunabula.
New York — Swann Galleries’ March 11 sale of Fine Photographs saw strong results across the auction with humanist works and portraits drawing interest from collectors. “We were pleased to see strength across the auction at all levels. We continue to see a robust and enthusiastic response to…
Wilton, CT – An exquisite portrait miniature of Thomas Jefferson along with two locks of hair (one of them Jefferson’s), and a letter and photograph signed by Albert Einstein are just two of the superstar lots in University Archives’ online-only auction of rare manuscripts, autographs and…
London — Like many classics of world literature, Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales has appeared in many guises over the centuries. It has been filmed several times, most memorably by the Italian film director Pier Paulo Pasolini who cast himself in the plum role of Chaucer, and most recently was…
Los Angeles – An Albert Einstein typed letter signed just months before World War II, with moving content regarding helping Jewish refugees sold tonight for $63,195 at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. It received 13 bids.
The Walt Whitman Initiative (WWI) invites applications for a fellowship program to encourage new research on Walt Whitman and his cultural legacy and to mentor a promising, public-minded scholar pursuing a career in the humanities. The fellowship will be available to graduate students and…
New York — Poster Auctions International’s (PAI) first sale of the year, on March 14th, finished at just under $2 million in sales. Rare Posters Auction LXXXIII surpassed expectations, thanks to passionate collectors and first-rate consignments.
New York — The artist Georgia O’Keeffe – the mother of American Modernism – had a long love affair with New Mexico. From her very first visit in 1929, she was inspired by the landscape, the people, the flora and fauna to produce her most memorable work. Fascinated by the sun-bleached animal bones…
Chicago – On March 19, Hindman Auctions saw outstanding results in its Literature From a Private New Orleans Collection sale. The auction realized over $435,000, more than double its presale estimate, and included competitive bidding throughout. The sale presented several of the most significant…
London — Many great figures of the past had an amanuensis, the humble, often anonymous, scribe or secretary who recorded their thoughts and sayings for posterity. Occasionally, amanuenses found their own place in history; James Boswell, whose celebrated Life of Samuel Johnson captured so many of…
