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New York-based rare book antiquarian Richard C. Ramer (1942-2026) has died after running his…
Sotheby’s in New York has sold the rare Rothschild Vienna Mahzor Hebrew prayerbook for $6…
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Letters written by Ludwig van Beethoven, Albert Einstein, James A. Garfield, and René Magritte lead RR Auction's October Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction.
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Amanda Zhao, winner of the 2024 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest.Where are you from / where do you live? I live in San Diego, California, but I’m currently attending Georgetown University in Washington, DC.What do you study at…
Ursula K Le Guin began writing each new story by drawing a map and from October 10 The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K Le Guin will present a selection of these images by her including many which have never been exhibited previously.
Our ongoing look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors this month.Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare's Greatest Rival by Stephen GreenblattThe literary life and times of homosexual atheist Christopher Marlowe, William…
Diaries written by English molecular biologist Francis Crick who played a crucial role in deciphering the helical structure of the DNA molecule will go under the hammer at Sworders on October 24.The three volumes, covering the period 1938-39 are part of a cache of manuscripts that include letters…
This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections advisor specializing in rare books and manuscripts as well as fine photography and prints.
This week's Rare Book of the Week is the first privately printed edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter which comes up for auction at Dominic Winter on October 2 with an estimate of £40,000-£60,000.
More than 150 volumes from landscape architect Renny Reynolds’ personal library on garden design and architecture went under the hammer at Freeman’s | Hindman Garden Party: The Collection of Renny Reynolds auction.Reynolds’s client list included Giorgio Armani, Diana Ross, and Andy Warhol, while he…
Alexandra E. LaGrand has won the 2025 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize for her archive documenting Shakespearean breeches actresses over the long 19th century.The annual prize, which rewards American women book collectors aged 30 years and younger, was established in 2017 by Honey & Wax…
The Empire State Rare Book and Print Fair at Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal, New York, runs September 27-28 with a preview night September 26. Highlights offered by Peter Harrington at the fair include: Il dissoluto punito osia il Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Friedrich…
