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One of Jane Austen’s letters written to her sister Cassandra in 1805 chronicling the social life of…
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Fine Book Fairs is gauging interest in the possibility of running The UK Rare Book Collectors' Conference in 2026.The prospective dates are June 19 through June 21 at the Grade II listed Knowsley Hall, home of the Earl and Countess of Derby and originally a medieval hunting lodge.
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.
A group of seven titles from Henry Miller's personal library including several inscribed by his good friend novelist Lawrence Durrell will come to auction at Freeman’s | Hindman.
Every issue of Action Comics will be going under the hammer at PBA Galleries in its DC Universe Collection Part 6 next month.
Yale Library has revealed its lineup of fall exhibitions at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library exploring books as a nexus for cultural exchange, historic memory, and artistic innovation and inquiry.
A true first edition of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit discovered hidden away during a routine house call in Bristol is estimated to fetch £12,000 at auction.
Works by Mary Blair, her husband Lee, and his brother Preston for Disney are among the highlights of Heritage Auctions' The Art of Disney sale next month.
The New York Historical has acquired fashion photographer Bill Cunningham’s archive of tens of thousands of images including photographs, negatives, slides, contact sheets, prints, correspondence, and ephemera.
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Joshua Shelly who won second prize in the 2023 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest while he was enrolled in the Ph.D program at Duke University.Where are you from? Where do you live?I'm originally from the suburbs of Detroit, MI, but…
The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association has expanded its national student book collecting competition, making it open to all young book collectors aged between 18-30.
