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The Folio Society today publishes a new limited edition of the multimillion bestseller and one of the most successful Spanish books ever written, Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s The Shadow of the Wind.First published in English 20 years ago, this anniversary is marked with a leather-bound volume, blocked in…
A CGC 9.6 copy of Amazing Spider-Man #1 (March 1963) – one of only five of its type and grade known to exist – rocketed to a final price of $520,380 at Hake’s latest auction of pop culture memorabilia. The comic had been displayed at Comic-Con in San Diego.
At Toovey's on Wednesday, August 9, 113 lots of Prints, Maps and Posters, including a Theodor de Bry map of Florida and the West Indies (about 1594), estimated at £1,000–2,000; a Joan Miro lithograph Mur de la Lune (1958), which is expected to sell for £900–1,200; and a Rembrandt etching Het…
Potter & Potter's August, 2023 Vintage and Modern Magicana Auction will feature a fine selection of Harry Houdini-related items including inscribed and signed books, images, posters, and rare ephemera.Leading the sale are several books with ties to Harry Houdini including:
MW Book Fairs has announced the launch of Books in Boston @ Hilton Back Bay, a new antiquarian book & ephemera fair. Initial interest has been strong, with 25 dealers committed since the public announcement of the show.
Highlights of the Swann Galleries Vintage Posters auction on August 3 include:* Buffalo Bill’s Wild West & Pioneer Exhibition, 1907 (estimate $8,000 - $12,000) from the Early American entertainment section* Keep Calm And Carry On, 1939, among a featured selection of World War and propaganda…
The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association's 44th Annual Book Trade History Conference takes as its focus this year 'Scandal and Gossip in the Book Trade from the Middle Ages to the Present Day'.Running November 19-20 2023, here is how the organisers describe the event:
A new series exploring compelling library collections around the world launches today with a profile of the Transportation Library at Northwestern University in Chicago. We interviewed Rachel Cole, Curator and Head of the library.
The 2023 Library of Congress National Book Festival returns to the Washington Convention Center on August 12, taking as its theme 'Everyone Has a Story' to celebrate the storyteller in us all.
The 2023 LA Art Book Fair (LAABF) will take place August 10–13 at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in downtown Los Angeles.Established in 2013, LAABF is an international celebration over four days, featuring a wide range of artists, small presses, institutions, galleries, antiquarian booksellers,…
