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Durham Cathedral has opened its landmark summer exhibition Magna Carta and the North with a…
Highlights from Bernard Quaritch's new catalogue Nowhere, a selection of books on utopias,…
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On Wednesday, June 4, University Archives sells 524 lots of Rare Autographs, Books & Space Memorabilia, including six volumes of Cicero from Thomas Jefferson's library ($150,000–200,000) and a huge collection of more than 48,000 nineteenth- and twentieth century art prints ($90,000–150,000). A…
The Lough Kinale Book Shrine is Ireland’s oldest and largest container for a sacred book and has gone on display for the first time after nearly two years of restoration work.Found broken at the bottom of a Longford Lake in 1986 by metal detectorists, then rescued and conserved at the National…
MCBA's new McKnight Book Artist Fellows are Ellen Mueller, an interdisciplinary artist who examines how capitalist systems affect everyday life with a particular focus on environmental issues, and Sarah Evenson, a gay, transgender artist whose work highlights themes of resistance and…
Spineless Wonders: The Power of Print Unbound will explore the history of unconventional publishing dating from the early 17th century to the present day at the Senate House Library in London.
James Bond is back in the spotlight with the publication of a rarely seen short story by his creator Ian Fleming and an auction focusing on Bondiana including novels, posters, and other related film items.
One of the most comprehensive Napoleonic private collections to come to market including Napoleon Bonaparte's personal documents, bicorne hat, and campaign bed will go under the hammer at Sotheby's on June 25.The handwritten and ceremonially ornate marriage certificate of Napoleon and Joséphine…
Scientific papers by mathematician and leading World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing discovered in an English attic and nearly shredded will go under the hammer on June 17 at Rare Book Auctions.
ARE YOU MY TYPE? A Typewriter Celebration will take place at the International Printing Museum in Carson, California on June 14 in honor of National Typewriter Day. The event will highlight the beauty of typewriters which are still much loved by enthusiasts although those trying one for the…
Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Genevieve (Gena) McNutt of B Street Books in San Mateo, California:How did you get started in rare books?
U.S. Presidents Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson feature in University Archives' June 4 Rare Autographs, Books & Space Memorabilia sale.
