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Freeman’s Books and Manuscripts Auction Features WWI Enlistment Poster and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Memoir
Posters play an important role in catching people's attention and conveying a message. A 1918 World War I masterwork designed by Chicago-based printer E. G. Renesch will soon come under the hammer at Freeman’s. Titled Colored Man is No Slacker, this original chromolithographic masterwork is a rare World War I…
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First Edition Copy of Johannes Kepler’s Astronomia Nova and Rare Manuscripts in Christie’s Upcoming Sale
This January, Christie’s will feature a copy of astronomer Johannes Kepler’s monumental Astronomia Nova. One of the most significant works in the history of astronomy, this first edition copy was published in 1609. The book provides valuable insight into planetary movement along with the results of Kepler’s ten-year-long investigation on…
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Rides Into The New Year With Collectible Vehicles At SJ Auctioneers On 29th January, 2023
A TIPPCAR bus from Germany in great condition https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/143531624_tippco-tin-litho-na916-bus-tco915-mechanical-clockwork Tippco Tin Litho N°916 Bus TCO915 Mechanical Clockwork French sterling Francis flatware service for 12 with case https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/143270163_reed-and-barton-francis-the-1st-sterling-60-pc-silver-flatware-first-set-with-box REED & BARTON, FRANCIS THE 1ST STERLING 60 PC SILVER FLATWARE FIRST SET. With BOX Tin litho Jet Racer by St. John Marxu …
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Got Holiday Gifts? SJ Auctioneers Has It All!
AT SJ Auctioneers you will find the perfect collectible for that special someone like yourself! Jewelry, Fine Silverware, Disney collectibles TONKA Matchbox LINOEL trains and Tootsie toy vehicles. Lot 121118: Lionel Prewar # 258 Boxed Set With Inserts https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/139805223_lionel-prewar-258-boxed-set-with-inserts Lionel Prewar # 258 Boxed Set With Inserts Lot 121142: Baccarat…
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Quinn’s Nov. 29 Rare Books, Prints & Autographs auction features collection and library of distinguished ecologist Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy
450-lot sale also features US Presidential signatures and pens, 1776 map of NY, 1648 first edition of Historia naturalis Brasilia, Robert Frost signed books, many other great treasures. Offered will be more than 450 choice lots, starting promptly at 12 o’clock noon Eastern time FALLS CHURCH, Va. – On Tuesday,…
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Stair's An American Icon Sale: Property from the Collection of Joan Didion
American novelist and essayist Joan Didion (1934 - 2021) penned some of the most engaging, entertaining, and thought-provoking works of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Many of her most memorable pieces are based on personal experience, including subjects such as parenting, aging, loss, growth, and change. In 2013, Didion…
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Early Bird’s-Eye View of Chicago, Limited Edition Copy of Ulysses Available at Hindman
The Illinois Central Railroad opened its doors to the public in 1856. At the time, it was the longest railroad in the world, running 705 miles from Cairo, Illinois to Chicago. The Illinois Central originally intended to enter Chicago from the south but did not receive the necessary permission in…
![PALMATARY, J[ames] T. Chicago. Cihcago [sic]: Braunhold & Sonne [now Charles Sonne], [1857]. FIRST EDITION OF THIS RARE AND IMPORTANT MAP. Palmatary’s bird's-eye view of Chicago. VERY SCARCE.](https://auctiondaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/large_303899-1_1-150x113.webp)
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Horror Classics on VHS Tapes to Sell at Heritage Auctions in Time for Halloween
“VHS is dead. Long live VHS. Especially when it reaches from beyond the grave,” Heritage Auctions declares in its first-ever VHS horror auction. In the world of collectible nostalgia, comic books, baseball cards, and video games can welcome a new addition: VHS tapes. These now-classic cassettes appeal to a rising…
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Limited Issue Copy of Ulysses and Book of Poetical Works Presented to Ernest Shackleton Highlight Potter & Potter Auctions’ Upcoming Sale
An influential writer of his times, James Joyce (1882 - 1941) is well known for his avant-garde works, including the landmark novel Ulysses. In this Modernist story, Joyce draws parallels between the protagonist of the novel and the hero of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey. A copy of Ulysses’ first…
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Foundational Texts Available From Swann Auction Galleries, Including Shakespeare and Cervantes
The first modern edition of William Shakespeare’s complete works (Nicholas Rowe’s 1709 Works) was based on the Fourth Folio. Many editions followed suit, increasing its historical value as an original text. The Fourth Folio is the third update to Shakespeare’s works, which corrected obvious errors and modernized the English text,…
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Pedigree Antiquarian Books: Announcing Several Gems!
This collection of antique books from the library of the Ducs de Montmorency is largely given over to manuscripts, remarkable bookbinding skills and the French coat of arms. Erasmus (c. 1467-1636), L’Éducation d’un prince chrétien, French translation of Institutio principis christiani, illuminated manuscript, later binding in olive morocco with the coat of arms…
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A Whale of a Sale: Christie's Auctions the Herman Melville Collection of William S. Reese
Christie's Herman Melville Collection of William S. Reese sale, held online from September 1 through September 14, 2022, made a big splash with bibliophiles worldwide. The auction featured 100 lots related to American novelist Herman Melville (1819 - 1981) from the collection of William S. Reese (1955 - 2018). Reese…
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Handwritten Letters From Notorious Gangsters Al Capone & Bugsy Siegal Among Top Selling Lots in Julien’s Auctions Sale
Battle of the Little Bighorn: George Custer 1863, Manhattan Revolver sold for $28,000. Image courtesy of Julien’s Auctions. Some notorious people fascinate the public even centuries after their deaths. The most infamous among them were gangsters Ben ”Bugsy” Siegel, Meyer ”The Little Man” Lansky, Tony ”The Ant” Spilotro, Sam “MoMo” Giancana, Charlie “Lucky” Luciano, and,…
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A Harvest of Books and Manuscripts From Freeman’s This Fall
The first of 11 pamphlets attributed to Puritan missionary John Eliot, known as the “Eliot Tract” or New England’s First Fruits, describes early Puritan efforts to convert Indigenous North American tribes to Christianity. Settlers had only been in the region for 20 years, and the pamphlet was written in response…
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Original Journal From America’s First Luxury Yacht Sells for $100K With Bonhams Skinner
Manuscript Journal of the Yacht Cleopatra's Barge on a Voyage of Pleasure. Image courtesy of Bonhams Skinner. In the early 19th century, the Salem-based Crowninshield family was flush with cash. The merchant family had made a fortune by supplying ships during the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.…
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LGBTQ+ History and Material Culture Draws Bids at Swann Auction Galleries
The spirit of Pride Month has extended well past June this year. Swann Auction Galleries presented its fourth annual LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History sale on August 18, 2022, attracting active bidding and strong results. The auction catalog took in the wealth of LGBTQ+ history and art, including photographs…
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The Sale of The Whale, Herman Melville at Christie’s
While Herman Melville worked as a crewmember aboard a whaling ship known as the Acushnet, he was given a book about a ship known as the Essex. The Essex had set out for whale hunting in August of 1819, but its crew found little in the way of bounty until…
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Apollo Art Auctions presents connoisseur’s selection of expertly vetted ancient and Islamic art, August 28
Featured: Stellar circa 500-300 BC Chalcidian tin bronze helmet with nearly 100% of original tin plating intact LONDON – An extraordinary selection of ancient and oriental art, including early Islamic treasures, will be offered by Apollo Art Auctions on Sunday, August 28, starting at 12 noon BST (7 a.m. US…
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A Diverse Range of Vintage Posters to Be Offered This August
Manuel Orazi was an Art Nouveau illustrator and poster artist most recognized for his two-dimensional poster prints. Orazi was inspired by the Vienna Secession along with the Symbolism art movement. Using these sources, he created his own distinctive Art Nouveau style consisting of flowing and organic elements. An example of…
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Turner Auctions Offers Richard Price’s Observations on… the American Revolution and Charles Dickens’ First Novel
The American Revolution was a momentous event of great political and ideological significance. Welsh philosopher Richard Price expressed his views on this historic war in a pamphlet, a copy of which highlights the upcoming Turner Auctions sale. Price’s Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution, and the Means of…
