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Los Angeles – For centuries the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra have captured the imagination– testaments to the legacy of the prosperous multicultural center of trade that once dominated the region. Online beginning February 3, Return to Palmyra, presented in English and…
New York — Bibliophiles everywhere are invited to join the hunt for rare books and all manner of fine works on paper March 4-6 during the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America’s California Virtual Book Fair. Exhibitors from 14 countries will present a carefully curated collection of more…
New York — The winter offering of Vintage Posters at Swann Galleries comes across the block on Thursday, February 18. The sale features a selection of scarce designs from various prolific movements in the genre, and exceptional works from top designers.
Paris – On March 23rd, Christie’s France, in association with booksellers Jacques Quentin (Geneva) and Benoît Forgeot (Paris), is honored to offer the first part of the renowned poetic library of Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller, undoubtedly the most comprehensive and bibliophile collection on French…
Cincinnati, Ohio – Cowan’s, a Hindman company, will present its first dedicated various owner African Americana sale on February 18. The sale will feature a diverse selection of books, manuscripts, newspapers, photographs, posters and ephemera dating from the 18th century through the mid-20th…
London — The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association (ABA) is pleased to unveil an expansion of their ‘Firsts’ fair brand to include three upcoming online rare books fairs, in partnership with international organisations the Association of Antiquarian Booksellers of Canada (ABAC/ALAC) and the…
Boston — A remarkable Edgar Allan Poe letter to an autograph collector will be auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction.
The remarkable one-page handwritten letter signed "Edgar A. Poe," dated November 16, 1843. Letter to Joseph H. Hedges, in full: "I presume the request you make, in your note of the…
Reserve a space now for a virtual Book Talk: Pirating and Publishing: The Book Trade in the Age of Enlightenment: Robert Darnton in conversation with John Buchtel.
San Marino, California — In a move that deepens its collections in the history of science and technology as well as its American Civil War holdings, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens has acquired the personal papers of Thomas T. Eckert (1825–1910), head of the United States…
New York — On Thursday, February 4 Swann Galleries will offer the auction: The Artists of the WPA. The multi-departmental sale will feature paintings, prints, photographs, posters, books and related ephemera by artists whose careers were sustained by the Works Progress Administration. In the…
