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Scotland is rarely considered among the big players in the Northern Renaissance, something curators at the National Library of Scotland are seeking to remedy with a new exhibition opening tomorrow (June 21) in Edinburgh.Visitors to Renaissance: Scotland and Europe 1480–1630 can view books,…
85 photography lots focusing on 19th and 20th century Scottish life collected by Dr Murray Mackinnon go under the hammer today at Lyon & Turnbull.In 2018, the National Library and National Galleries of Scotland acquired The Mackinnon Collection, one of its most important photographic…
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…
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…
A new exhibition by Designer Bookbinders will showcase some of the finest work by its UK members next month.UNIQUE runs at the Benjamin Spademan Gallery, 14 Masons Yard, London, July 5 through July 13. The exhibition will be free and open to the public. It follows the charity's previous…
