LONDON.- Bonhams announces the sale of one of the world’s finest collections of Victorian Literature as published in original parts, and serial publications of the 18th and 19th centuries in New York on October 18th at 1pm. The sale of over 290 lo…
Rare Books, Maps, Americana and Autographs to Be Auctioned at Doyle New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Doyle New York will hold an auction of Rare Books, Maps and Autographs on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 10am. The sale will offer property in a variety of categories, including Americana, manuscripts, inscribed first editions, color plate…
1,000 Items Related to Composer Felix Mendelssohn Donated to Museum in Leipzig
LEIPZIG.- The doyen of German Mendelssohn research, Dr. Rudolf Elvers, has collected items regarding composer and conductor Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy over more than four decades. His collection, which he formally presented to the Museum of City Histo…
For the First Time Ever, The Museo del Prado Exhibits Treasures from Its Library
MADRID.- The exhibition is organized into three sections. The first, Bibliotheca artis (Library of Art), is the most important, featuring major works from the European literature on art, starting with the great treatises of the Italian Renaissance. On …
Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library to Open in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (AP).- Three years after his death, pieces of Kurt Vonnegut’s life are coming together in his hometown, where a new library will chronicle the “Slaughterhouse Five” author’s harrowing World War II experiences and his works that struck a ch…
Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library to Open in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (AP).- Three years after his death, pieces of Kurt Vonnegut’s life are coming together in his hometown, where a new library will chronicle the “Slaughterhouse Five” author’s harrowing World War II experiences and his works that struck a ch…
John Steinbeck’s Apartment Archive to be Auctioned at Bloomsbury Auctions
NEW YORK (AP).- John Steinbeck kept his California roots close when writing such masterpieces as “The Grapes of Wrath” and “East of Eden,” but the Nobel Prize winner also loved New York and made it his home for much of his life. Now, a trove of his per…
Large Gift of Master Prints to the Bowdoin College Museum of Art
BRUNSWICK, ME.- The Bowdoin College Museum of Art announced an extraordinary gift to its permanent collection from long-time friend and generous donor Charles Pendexter, a current resident of Brunswick, Maine. Totaling more than 1,500 prints and eight …