As a family-owned business, Raptis Rare Books traces its origins to a passion for literature and history. Over the years, the ...
In 1939, Ernest Hemingway left a large collection of his belongings—the manuscript of his earliest short story, childhood trinkets, memorabilia from his time at war, intimate letters, books, and ...
Brooker began collecting in 1959 in Paris and has been assembling his library ever since. Sotheby's For the last six decades, American bibliophile T. Kimball Brooker has been collecting rare ...
A rare group of books featuring volumes by Nicolaus Copernicus, Isaac Newton, and Galileo Galilei that were collected by the late astronomer—and eclipse chaser—Jay Pasachoff is coming to the auction ...
March marks the last month of Rare Books 101 at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Along with opportunities to view significant historic acclaimed works that are always on display, visitors to ...
Watermark West Rare Bookstore owner Phil McComish stands with a map from the 1870s advertising land for sale in Kansas. Watermark West Rare Bookstore has overcome challenges for 40 years, including ...
Kelvin Smith Library will host Rebecca Romney, a rare book dealer, appraiser and author, for a talk titled “Mythbusting Book Collecting” Tuesday, April 13, at 5 p.m. Romney is one of the longest ...
That result dominated the Dallas-based auction house’s entire 610-lot Rare Books Signature sale—and set a new record for the most expensive unsigned Tolkien books ever sold at auction, outdoing the ...
The library is more than just books. Every month, the Milwaukee Public Library joins Lake Effect to share resources, book recommendations and cool stuff you might not know about. This month is about ...