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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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The Morgan Library & Museum has received a gift from William Palmer Johnston of works by Herman Melville constituting one of the most comprehensive collections of the author in print.The gift adds more than 200 items to an existing collection of rare Melvilliana at the Morgan featuring more…
The FBI has returned a stolen manuscript signed by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés to the government of Mexico."This is an original manuscript page that was signed by Hernán Cortés on February 20, 1527," said Special Agent Jessica Dittmer, a member of the Bureau’s Art Crime Team currently…
Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Oliver Bayliss, proprietor of Bayliss Rare Books in London.How did you get started in rare books?
Going Places: Travel in the Middle Ages will showcase the many ways artists during the Middle Ages depicting the many reasons for travel and ways of undertaking it.
Forum Auctions has welcomed Vicki Wonfor as its new CEO, joining founding directors Stephan Ludwig, Rupert Powell and Poppy Walker. The appointment coincides with the firm’s ninth anniversary of its first sale in July 2016. Over the intervening years Forum - a London-based specialist…
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.
A first edition copy of the landmark 19th century ornithological publication The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould is coming up for sale at Tennants on August 22 with an estimate of £25,000-£35,000.
John le Carré: Tradecraft is a new exhibition opening in October 2025 at the Bodleian Libraries which will explore the legacy of the writer otherwise known as David Cornwell.
An exhibition highlighting the prolific yet largely forgotten British poet, literary critic, translator, novelist, anthologist, and biographer Richard Aldington will open at the Grolier Club next month.Running September 11 through November 15, Richard Aldington: Versatile Man of Letters …
Handwritten correspondence and design sketches will feature in a new exhibition next year to mark the centenary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth at The King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace will play host to the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of the late Queen’s fashion ever…
