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The Huntington has announced a wideranging exploration of the relationship between land, United…
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A copy of the History of the Indian Tribes of North America - a collection of Native American biographies and lithograph portraits published in Philadelphia from 1837-44 - comes up for sale at Chiswick Auctions later this week. The three-volume set featuring 120 hand-coloured…
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Chorley’s have been appointed to sell the library of Ombersley Court in Worcestershire, one of the most important historical country houses in England and the family seat of the Sandys family for 400 years. The collection of rare and never-before-seen books, manuscripts and letters will be offered…
Book Fairs
The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair (BIABF) returns for its 46th iteration later this year and will welcome international dealers of fine and rare books, maps, illustrations, and ephemera to its prestigious three-day event.
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Following the success of the movie Deadpool & Wolverine released last month, Heritage Auctions is offering for sale the original artwork Rob Liefeld penciled and inked for the cover of New Mutants No. 98, which introduced Marvel Comics’ Deadpool.This marks the first time in nearly two decades…
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A rare copy of Timely’s Captain America Comics #1 led Hake’s' latest pop culture memorabilia auction.The CGC-graded 5.5 Fine March 1941 comic book introducing the indomitable World War II character Captain America, his sidekick Bucky Barnes and their Nazi nemesis The Red Skull, was sold for $172,…
Book Fairs
The rare book world is enjoying a solid return to business as usual, according to a statement from the UK-based Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association (ABA) and the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) who say that book fairs have recovered their position as the centrepiece of the industry…
Book Fairs
The Miniature Book Society will hold their 40th annual Grand Conclave weekend conference August 23-25 culminating in the Sunday Book Fair which will be open to the public.
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RR Auction's upcoming Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale running to August 14 features a collection of letters, documents, and manuscripts signed by some of history's most influential thinkers and leaders.
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The National Postal Museum’s forthcoming exhibition Voting by Mail: Civil War to Covid-19 will explore the significant role of voting by mail in America. Voting by mail began in various forms during the Civil War when soldiers could not get home to vote, and it picked up steam again during…
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, the independent charity that promotes the enjoyment and understanding of Shakespeare’s life and works, has announced a major step forward in its development plans.