LONDON.- On 7th December Sotheby’s London will hold a sale of ‘Magnificent Books, Manuscripts and Drawings from the Collection of Frederick, 2nd Lord Hesketh, The Property of the Trustees of the 2nd Baron Hesketh’s Will Trust’. The …
Sotheby’s London To Hold a Sale of Magnificent Books, Manuscripts and Drawings
LONDON.- On 7th December Sotheby’s London will hold a sale of ‘Magnificent Books, Manuscripts and Drawings from the Collection of Frederick, 2nd Lord Hesketh, The Property of the Trustees of the 2nd Baron Hesketh’s Will Trust’. The …
Park Avenue Armory Announces First Full Artistic Season
NEW YORK, NY.- Park Avenue Armory announced today its first full season of cultural programming, comprising productions of visual art, dance, theater and music that are conceived and performed “outside the box” of conventional theaters and …
Park Avenue Armory Announces First Full Artistic Season
NEW YORK, NY.- Park Avenue Armory announced today its first full season of cultural programming, comprising productions of visual art, dance, theater and music that are conceived and performed “outside the box” of conventional theaters and …
Sotheby’s London To Hold a Sale of Magnificent Books, Manuscripts and Drawings
LONDON.-A rare copy of John James Audubon’s “Birds of America,” billed as the world’s most expensive book, is up for sale alongside a first edition of Shakespeare’s plays at an auction to set book lovers’ pulses racing, Sotheby’s said Thursday. One of …
Sotheby’s London To Hold a Sale of Magnificent Books, Manuscripts and Drawings
LONDON.- On 7th December Sotheby’s London will hold a sale of ‘Magnificent Books, Manuscripts and Drawings from the Collection of Frederick, 2nd Lord Hesketh, The Property of the Trustees of the 2nd Baron Hesketh’s Will Trust’. The …
Unemployed Book Dealer Gets Jail for Stolen Shakespeare Tome
LONDON (AP).- An unemployed book dealer who paraded as a wealthy playboy was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for possessing a stolen first edition of Shakespeare’s plays, a rare volume described as a “quintessentially English treasure.” Last …
Unemployed Book Dealer Gets Jail for Stolen Shakespeare Tome
LONDON (AP).- An unemployed book dealer who paraded as a wealthy playboy was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for possessing a stolen first edition of Shakespeare’s plays, a rare volume described as a “quintessentially English treasure.” Last …
New Playhouse Planned for William Shakespeare Theater Site
LONDON (AP).- In the middle of London, a plot of earth is dug across with trenches and studded with old bricks. If the world of theater ever has hallowed ground, this is it. It’s the site of London’s first theater, where William Shakespeare’s plays wer…
Rare 17th Century Bowls Found at London Dig Site
LONDON (REUTERS).- Three 17th century ceramic bowls have been unearthed in an ancient quarter of London frequented by William Shakespeare and their workmanship ranks with high art of the period, experts who found them said on Monday. The richly decorat…