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From Holy Land travel books to signed Picasso illustrations, fine bindings to first editions—this auction spans centuries for every kind of fine book collector.

A distinguished collection of historical treasures, encompassing liberation movement manuscripts, cultural artifacts, military memorabilia, and entertainment ephemera, illustrates…

This sale strikes a particularly rich vein of western mining material from Alaska, California, Colorado, and Nevada.

Personal correspondence and manuscript material are always a highlight in our auctions of Printed & Manuscript Americana. On April 12, we’ll be offering a selection…

Our October 17 auction of Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books garnered eager interest from bibliophiles, exceeding the sale’s high estimate and earning more…
On a trip to her homeland, a young Syrian-American woman named Mary Arbeely kept a diary recording her attempts to connect with her ancestors while feeling deeply homesick. The…

Our June 7 auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books saw strong results with multiple auction debuts and records, as well as a plethora of unique and…

In January of 1819, Captain William Hodgson steered the three-masted merchant ship Transit down the River Avon from Bristol, beginning a six-month voyage toward the Mediterranean.…
In 1926, Thomas Hart Benton was a teacher at the Art Students League of New York. Disappointed by the lack of a painting manual, he set about writing his own. He dedicated his…