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May 10, 2011
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Jonathan Shipley
Building a House with Books
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Auctions
French Bibliophile Pierre Brossette's Artists' Books Collection Sold for €6.2M
Abraham Lincoln's Childhood Sum Book Sold for $521,200
Lincoln Rarities, Éluard-Breton Association Copy, Superman #1: Auction Preview
Photographs
Pioneering Photography of Julia Margaret Cameron at the Morgan
Library of Congress Acquires Major Chicano Movement Photography and Manuscript Collection
Buzz Aldrin Portrait, V2, and First Earthrise Top Bonhams Moon Photo Sale
Visual Art
Tolkien Sculpture to be Unveiled Next Month
Medieval Manuscript Codes Deciphered in New Getty Exhibition
Maurice Sendak Masterpieces Lead Illustration Art Sale
Book People
Horatio Nelson's Secret Codes and Weather Log at Firsts London
Bright Young Booksellers: Genevieve McNutt
Edward Gorey, Bibliotherapy in the Bronx, and Mark Twain: May Books Roundup
Maps
The Sunderland Collection Acquires Cao Junyi's 'A Complete Map of All Under Heaven'
Maps & Atlases: Five Rare Books for Collectors
Maps of 18th Century Gardens: Five Rare Books for Collectors
Book Arts
LA Art Book Fair and NY Art Book Fair Dates
Bach Manuscript Inspires Bodleian Libraries Concert
New Exhibition of First Editions and Artworks Celebrates Edward Gorey Centenary
Exhibitions
Historic Manuscripts Tell Story of Radical Gardening in New Exhibition
Works by Frédéric Chopin Including Recently Discovered Waltz at the Morgan
National Archives to Display Historic Volumes in Declaration of Independence Celebration
Sponsored
Caveat Emptor: or some thoughts on ethics and online book buying
In Lincoln’s Own Words
Heritage Seeks Illustration Art for April Sale
Rare Books
Complete Set of Theodore de Bry’s 'Voyages' to Auction
Firsts London 2025: Book Fair Report
Harvard Law School’s Magna Carta 'Copy' Authenticated as Original
Americana
Handwritten Manuscripts Related to Bonnie and Clyde, Jesse James and Buffalo Bill to Auction
Getty Villa Museum Will Reopen June 27 After Palisades Fire Closure
Major Collection of Lincoln Manuscripts, Letters, and Campaign Ephemera to Auction
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