Our July 9 sale of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books features a strong selection of pictorial maps, including a rare example of a chart of Greenwich…
Probably the most common question we get in the Americana department is “I found an original copy of the Declaration of Independence—is it worth anything?” The…
Donna Kaz is a writer, director, choreographer and activist, who has led the theatre troupe, "Guerrilla Girls on Tour" for the past two decades. A Guerrilla Girl herself, who has…
Our Thursday, May 7, 2020 sale of Printed & Manuscript African Americana was held live online and was conducted remotely. “This was a strong auction regardless of the…
As a bibliophile expands their collection, they gain a feel for auction house and bookseller's catalogues, which often include terminology that may seem arcane. However, every…
Among the highlights will be an 1836 autograph book with inscriptions by noted early African-American orators Moses Roper and Peter Williams. The large section on slavery and…
Or, WTſ? It’s a common source of confusion: “I have this book, and it’s really old, and all of the s’s are f’s, so I know it’s really old. It’s called Paradife Loft, by John…
Here we take look at letters, postcards and greeting cards from Romare Bearden to his longtime friend and collaborator Harry Henderson, as well as touch on the 2005 sale of…
