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The Legal Aid Society has defended immigrants, advocated for children and families, protected people’s homes, and stood alongside those accused of crimes who cannot afford a lawyer in New York City for 150 years.Delivering Justice: 150 Years of The Legal Aid Society at The New York Historical…
Bonhams will offer Lily Tomlin & Jane Wagner: Wit, Women & The Art of Collecting next month in New York featuring 33 lots of photography and fine art amassed throughout the partnership of actress comedian Lily Tomlin and writer director Jane Wagner.
This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections advisor specializing in rare books and manuscripts as well as fine photography and prints.
Some of the very few surviving pieces of clothing belonging to Charles Dickens will go on show later this week in a new display at the Charles Dickens Museum in London.Among the items on show from March 11 is a linen shirt collar, recently acquired by the Museum and reputedly the last Dickens ever…
Highlights of Peter Harrington's new catalogue To the Last Scratch of Ink: The Lives and Literature of Women to mark International Women’s Day on March 8 includes:* a first edition of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, inscribed to Yvette Le Roy, the owner of the Harlem bookshop that invited Morrison…
Honey & Wax Booksellers is now welcoming entries for its 10th annual book collecting prize for women and announced that this will be its last year of operation.A cash award of $1,000 will be made for an outstanding book collection conceived and built by a women book collector in the United…
Propstore will offer Frank Frazetta’s handpainted Captive Princess at its Spring Entertainment Memorabilia auction later this month.Taking place March 25–27, the headlining original artwork has an estimate of $500,000-$1m.Frank Frazetta created Captive Princess as the cover artwork for the 1973 Ace…
TEFAF Maastricht returns later this month running March 14–19 and showcasing rare books and manuscripts from dealers around the world.Highlights from Dr. Jörn Günther Rare Books include:
The Dorset Archives Trust has launched a fundraising project to raise £48,000 to catalogue and open up the archive of writer and LGBTQ+ pioneer Sylvia Townsend Warner who lived in the region for much of her life.
Leading RR Auction’s March Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction is a 1615 warrant signed “James R” by KIng James I of England authorizing the release of Sir Walter Raleigh from the Tower of London so he could prepare for an expedition to South America.
