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A century after Sir James Roberts gifted Haworth Parsonage to the Brontë Society it has announced…
Of the 138 lots covering the history of science at PBA Galleries' August 28 auction are 18 related…
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Sun Yat-sen's hand-annotated typed manuscript titled How China Was Made a Republic has been auctioned for $75,625 by Boston-based RR Auction. This important artifact provides unique insights into the thoughts of the founding father and first president of the Republic of China.
The National Library of Scotland has added the last piece to its collection of Broons annuals.Library curators have been searching for the elusive 1939 first edition for at least a decade, only for a copy to appear on a bookseller’s website a few months ago.
Items from the estate of the English actor John Pertwee (1919-96) come up for sale at Chiswick Auctions in February. They include original manuscripts and photographs relating to his best-known roles in Doctor Who, Worzel Gummidge and the long-running BBC radio comedy The Navy Lark. Pertwee…
The California International Antiquarian Book Fair sponsored by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) makes its in-person return to San Francisco February 9-11 at Pier 27 (cruise ship terminal).
Hindman has announced that it will continue to expand its national footprint by merging with Philadelphia-based Freeman’s. With a combined six salerooms and 18 regional offices across the country, the new Freeman’s | Hindman stand to have the largest coast-to-coast presence of any auction…
Sotheby’s will offer a one-of-a-kind item linked to the history of modern mass communication: the earliest posted envelope using a prepaid stamp. The unique piece of philatelic history – a Mulready letter-sheet combined with a Penny Black stamp – contains the first-ever methods of…
A new exhibition opening later this month will be the first time the Freud Museum will explore the phenomenal impact of Sigmund Freud in Latin America. While Freudian psychoanalysis is often considered a European practice, its impact in Latin America has arguably been the most dramatic. In the…
Stuttgart Rare Book Fair opens later this month with international booksellers heading back to the Württembergischer Kunstverein from January 26 to January 28 following a break due to the pandemic and renovation works at its traditional venue in 2023.
The Part of the Furniture exhibition will explore the history of furniture and furnishings through books from the extensive library of book collector and antiques dealer John Bedford.
![STAMP ACT CRISIS [THE SONS OF LIBERTY – LAMB, John (?) (1735 ‐1800).] Autograph document signed (“Vox Populi”), [New York, October 23‐24 , 1765]. One page, 156 x 192mm., on laid paper. Estimate: $4,000,000-6,000,000](https://cdn.finebooksmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_listed_teaser_thumb_768x735_/public/media-images/2024-01/christies-stamp-act-placard-january-24.jpg?h=5f8dda7f&itok=13Z3RDJ6)
Christie’s' January 17 Fine Printed and Manuscript Americana sale will feature a selection of rare pieces documenting some of the most important events in American history, from the earliest days of the American Revolution to the closing days of the Civil War.
