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Declan Kiely will be the new Executive Director of the Grolier Club, leading America’s oldest and largest society for bibliophiles and enthusiasts in the graphic arts. He will assume the role on July 22.
Heritage Auctions will offer several significant pieces of original comic book art showcasing Frank Miller’s work including his earliest cover to reach the auction block, 1980’s Daredevil No. 165, during its June 20-23 Comics & Comic Art auction.Miller’s Daredevil work has become particularly…
An autograph signed letter from Ringo Starr on joining the Beatles and the release of their first single Love Me Do which features the sentence "I got a phone call asking me would I join the Beatles and I said yes" is among the highlights of the July 10 Books and Manuscripts…
The Folger Shakespeare Library has revealed details of Imprints in Time, its inaugural show in the new special exhibitions gallery added to the Folger during its recent four-year, $80.5m renovation. Drawn entirely from the collection of rare books and manuscripts…
Some manuscripts and printed material are included in the Doyle sale of the Collection of Stephen Sondheim on Tuesday, June 18, but most of the books are being sold as large group lots. There is some interesting games-related material, including a range of printed rebuses and puzzles, playing cards…
Our regular look at the new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors this month.A Brief History of the Verb To Be by Andrea Moro, translated by Bonnie McClellan-BroussardA look at the life and times of the verb proclaimed by Bertrand Russell as a…
The theme of the 45th Annual Conference on Book Trade History will be Beyond books - Diversification in the book trade.Held November 17 - 19, 2024, the organisers point out that the term ‘book’ can cover a wide range of artefacts, including pamphlets, paperbacks, hard bound volumes large and small…
An exhibition celebrating the decades long collaboration in photography between Howard Greenberg Gallery and Lumiere Press will be on view at Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York from June 20 through August 16.
An intimate archive of signed books and correspondence from John Steinbeck to his typist Mary Morgan is expected to make at least $60,000 at auction.
Sotheby’s is to offer exceptionally rare contemporary printings of the three founding documents of the United States, The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights.The documents will be on public view at Sotheby’s York Avenue galleries in New York…
