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Descent of the Rabbit
Photographic Evidence of Lartigue’s Daredevil Pet to Auction
Two very quirky boyhood photographs by the celebrated amateur French ph
Left: Louisa May Alcott, autograph script for a performance of Mrs. Jarley’s Waxworks. Right: Elizabeth Blackwell, The Laws of Life with Special Reference to the Physical Education of Girls
Louisa May Alcott and Jane Austen Feature in Swann's Focus on Women
Swann’s Focus on Women auction, scheduled for June 1, brings together an eclectic set of material representing women’s contributions to art, life, and s
Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass
$150,000 Estimate for Rare Walt Whitman Leaves of Grass First Edition
Freeman’s June 8 auction A Fine Collection of American Literature and History is led by an exceedingly rare 1855 first edition, first issue, of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. With an estimate of $…
Steve Jobs check
Steve Jobs Signed Check Sells For $107k at Auction
Boston-based RR Auction has announced the sale for $106,985 of a rare and pristine Apple Computer Company check signed by Steve Jobs in 1976.
Jacob's design for Three Sisters
Royal Shakespeare Company Stage Costume Designs to Auction
A collection of 297 stage costume designs by Sally Jacobs (1932-2020) comes for sale at Chiswick Auctions’ sale of Books and Works on Paper on May
Steve Jobs check
Steve Jobs Signed Check Expected to Fetch $25,000
A pristine Apple Computer Company check signed by Steve Jobs in 1976 comes under the hammer
Apple2000 magazine first issue
Complete Run of Apple2000 and Apple Slices Fanzines to Auction
In addition to a good selection of bibliography from a bookseller’s reference library (teamed with the bookseller’s partner’s rug and textile reference library), the
John Wilkes Booth Reward Poster
John Wilkes Booth Reward poster Sold for $166,375
One of the scarcest and most important documents in the history of the United States, the very first printing of the reward poster for the capture of John Wilkes Booth and two other conspirators in
Samuel Gurney Cresswell. A Series of Eight Sketches in Colour… of the Voyage of H.M.S. Investigator. L, 1854. The Rare Complete Set Of Views Of The Entrapment And Abandonment Of The H.M.S. Investigator In The Arctic Ice. First Edition. Estimate: $15,000 - 25,000
Polar Exploration, Jane Austen First Editions, and Audubon at Hindman
Hindman’s May 11 Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts including Americana auction pays tribute to trailblazers, with works related to explorers like Meriw
Phillis Wheatley’s 1773 Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
First Book Published by an African American Woman Leads Bonhams Sale
Phillis Wheatley’s 1773 Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral