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The Library of Congress has acquired rare music and lyric sketches from composer Harold Arlen and…
The New York Public Library has announced plans to commemorate the semiquincentennial of the…
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A dozen original watercolour sketches by Beatrix Potter will be offered at Sotheby's on July 20 during Sotheby's Book Week in New York. Unseen for over 30 years, the twelve ink drawings on silk depict the tale of Potter's fourth children's book, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (1904),…
Through the use of new imaging technology, the British Library has been able to uncover hidden text in William Camden’s Annals, the first official account of Elizabeth’s reign, providing new perspectives on the Queen’s life.
One of the finest collections of rare The Three Stooges memorabilia will go under the hammer in Heritage Auctions' Entertainment sale running July 27-29.
The Raab Collection has announced the discovery and sale of a previously unknown, early 19th-century autograph or 'friendship' album bearing marriage advice from former president and founding father John Adams to a young woman. In 1824, John Adams’ advice was simple: Remember where you…
This piece of scientific history sold by RR Auction in its Fine Autograph and Artifacts auction consists of one page, written on both sides and undated. The manuscript showcases numerous scientific formulae meticulously penned by Einstein, accompanied by a handful of German words written in his own…
The Bodleian Libraries opens its new Alphabets Alive! exhibition next week focusing on the meeting point of art, alphabets and the book. From 15th century horn-books and colourful children’s ABC books to the artist’s book, the exhibition looks at what happens when letters and the book become the…
At the Christie’s Valuable Books and Manuscripts live auction in London, the two leading lots achieved remarkable results both surpassing their estimates.The top lot of the sale was an autograph letter by Albert Einstein to Rudi W. Mandl which sold for £604,800 hugely surpassing its estimate of £50…
Under the hammer later this month from the Estate of Orson Welles is one of the Royal typewriters he used during the period when he wrote Citizen Kane, his War of the Worlds radio play, his unproduced adaptation of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, and The Magnificent Ambersons.
Hindman presents its Summer Reading: 20th-Century Literature and Biography from a Private Collection sale later this month, featuring first editions from some of the most iconic authors of the 20th century.
Two hundred forty-seven years after its creation almost to the day, the first broadside edition of the Declaration of Independence printed in Massachusetts has been sold at Heritage Auctions for $2,895,000.
