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Hocus Pocus, or The Art of Conjuration
Ricky Jay's English-Printed Historical Broadsides to Auction
A range of rare books and works on paper from The Ricky Jay Collection will go on sale next week.
an electrotype for the frontispiece of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, People’s Edition (1887)
Major Lewis Carroll Collection Donated to Oxford by American Book Collector
The Jon A Lindseth Lewis Carroll collection, one of the world’s largest private Lewis Carr
George Getschow, director of the Larry McMurtry Literary Center, in the showroom of the former Booked Up.
Preview Opening of Larry McMurtry Literary Center in Archer City
The Larry McMurtry Literary Center (LMLC) will open its doors to the public for the first time next month since it was bought last year by the Arch
The George Washington letter
George Washington’s ‘Recur to Arms’ Letter For Sale on Presidents’ Day
The Raab Collection has acquired a rare letter of George Washington that goes to the heart of the American Revolution and the spirit of the colonists t
Roosevelt's signed Panama document
Roosevelt Document Establishing Panama Canal Sold for $49,711
A historic document signed by President Theodore Roosevelt, crucial to the construction o
Melody J. Miller’s personal album of more than 65 autographed and signed typed letters received from various members of the Kennedy family, including a handwritten letter from Jacqueline Kennedy, and many items of correspondence from politicians, celebrities and other notables. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
Archive of Washington Insider and Kennedy Confidante Melody Miller to Auction
Quinn’s Auction Galleries will auction political memorabilia archive of Washington insider and Kennedy family confidante Melody Miller (1945-2022) onlin
The El Llibre de Sent Soví i la cuina als segles XIV y XV exhibition in Valencia
Spain’s Oldest Surviving Cookbook Goes on Show
A new exhibition commemorating the 700th anniversary of the oldest Spanish cookbook has opened at the
E. H. Shepard, Illustration for The World of Pooh by A. A. Milne. Courtesy of Penguin Young Readers Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC. © 1957 E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
Creative Endpapers Celebrated at New Eric Carle Museum Exhibition
A new exhibition at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art explores the creativity of
San Francisco Center for the Book mentorship scheme
San Francisco Center for the Book Book Arts Mentorship Award 2025
San Francisco Center for the Book has announced its second national mentorship award in book arts for Summer 2025 with experienced mentors
Taiye Idahor, Ekundayo, 2018, Photo paper collage, ink, and color pencil on paper, Museum purchase, Marjorie Schechter Bronfman '38 and Gerald Bronfman Endowment for Works on Paper.
Newly Acquired Books and Photographs on Show at the Davis Museum
Better on Paper is a new exhibition that celebrates some of the thousands of newly acquired and previously unseen works of art on paper including prints, drawings, photographs, books, and