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Unfurling the Flag: Reflections on American Patriotism at Yale's Beinecke Rare Book and…
A one-page signed autograph manuscript featuring Franz Schubert’s choral setting Das Grab has sold…
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This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections advisor specializing in rare books and manuscripts as well as fine photography and prints.
Shapero will be staging a special exhibition of prints and artists' books at this year's Frieze Masters running October 15-19 in Regent's Park including those by Joan Miró and other émigré artists including Picasso.
In 2026 the British Library’s major exhibitions will explore the enchanting world of fairy tales and the legacy of the crime writer Agatha Christie.
Paper Jane: 250 Years of Austen is a special exhibition at The Grolier Club to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen.
A handwritten letter by Ludwig van Beethoven arranging an afternoon visit with the father of a young piano prodigy sold for $42,071 at RR Auction’s latest Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Sports and Encapsulation sale.The one-page autograph letter signed “Ihr, B,” dates to circa 1817–1818…
A selection of original comic art including important covers of the Golden Age as well as modern classics such as Todd McFarlane’s 1988 landmark cover of Batman No. 423 goes under the hammer on October 17 at Heritage Auctions.The items come from the collection of the late Keif Fromm who…
This year's Panizzi Lectures will be given by Professor Emeritus at the University of the Witwatersrand Isabel Hofmeyr on the subject of 'Books in Their Elements: Print Culture in the Age of Climate Change'.
Rudyard Kipling's 18-year-old son John was reported missing in action in 1915 on the Western Front during a three-week offensive which left 61,000 wounded and nearly 8,000 dead.Kipling blamed himself for his son signing up, using his influence to secure him a commission in the Irish Guards. But on…
The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair (BIABF) celebrates its 47th year at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston’s Back Bay running November 7-9.More than 100 rare book dealers from Australia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, Serbia, and 22 U.S.…
Highlights from J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians' latest catalogue Beethoven: First and Early Editions Paintings, Busts, and Statues include: * The Moonlight Sonata (Magonza, Carlo Zulehner, ca. 1802)An early edition of one of Beethoven's most iconic pieces, published in the same year as…
