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Books Incl. Otto Penzler, Rare Pulps, And More
The upcoming auction of rare pulps and books, offered by Weiss Auctions, is anchored by 300 lots of mystery and detective fiction titles from the collection of Otto Penzler. An editor and publisher of mystery fiction, Penzler is also the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. Examples…
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Darren Winston of Freeman’s Discusses Recent Children’s Books Auction and Enthusiasm for the Category
Many collectors attach children’s books “like a lightning bolt to memories and emotions of childhood,” says Winston Darren Winston. Photo courtesy of Freeman’s. Freeman's May 28, 2020 auction, The Martin Magovsky Collection of Children's Books, presented an outstanding collection of children's books, including many first edition examples from the last…
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Ritz Paris Tableware and Hemingway Bar Items Featured in 3-Day Artcurial Auction
The Ritz Paris, long a landmark overlooking the Place Vendôme, will once again offer collectors a piece of its history in a series of Artcurial auctions. Held over three days and six bidding sessions, this sale of the hotel’s dinnerware will present nearly 1,500 lots in mid-June, 2020. Offering place…
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Items From The Estates Of Malcolm Forbes And Jack Kerouac Will Headline University Archives' March 25th Online Auction
The auction will start promptly at 10:30 am Eastern time. In total, 215 lots are scheduled to come up for bid. The catalog has already been posted online. WESTPORT, CT, UNITED STATES, March 12, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Part 1 of the Forbes Collection – 49 lots of phenomenal items from…
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The First (and Last) Lines of Iconic Books, and What They Reveal
Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes • Last updated: 09.03.19 “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” or so the adage goes, but is the same true for the book’s opening line? Opening lines set the tone for a work of literature, serving as an invitation for a reader; it’s up to the author to extend…
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Premier Auction
The Premier Auction, offered by Brunk Auctions, is primarily a collection of both decorative and fine art focusing on American and Native American culture. Among the pieces with the highest estimated value is a photograph by Edward Curtis. Curtis was considered an expert on Native American culture, and, realizing that…
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Inscribed First Edition of The Great Gatsby May Bring $100,000 at Heritage Auctions in New York
EXCLUSIVE VIDEOHighlight Video: March 7 Rare Books Signature Auction Image by Heritage Auctions A Signed and Inscribed First Edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby may sell for as much as $100,000 in Heritage Auctions' Rare Book Auction March 7 in New York. Signed, modern first editions are among the auction's 600 lots, many from…
