Press Releases

Carl Linnaeus Letter Sells for Record Price at Auction

alex — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:13 +0000

Carl Linnaeus Letter Sells for Record Price at Auction

A letter from Carl Linnaeus to the German physician and botanist Christian Gottlieb Ludwig has set a new record for a Swedish letter at auction in Sweden in Stockholms Auktionsverk's latest Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts sale.

alex Tue, 06/09/2026 - 05:00

Melbourne Rare Book Week Announces 2026 Programme

alex — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:44:56 +0000

Melbourne Rare Book Week Announces 2026 Programme

Melbourne Rare Book Week will return next month running July 23 through August 1 with an intriguing line-up of events, exhibitions, talks and lectures celebrating the world of rare and collectible books, as well as the annual Melbourne Rare Book Fair.

alex Tue, 06/09/2026 - 04:44

Film Scripts and Princess Diana Letters In Terence Stamp Sale

alex — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:11:05 +0000

Film Scripts and Princess Diana Letters In Terence Stamp Sale

A major personal archive of materials belonging to actor Terence Stamp featuring scripts, letters, photographs, costumes, furniture and fashion items will go under the hammer in the June 15-25 Sound & Cinema auction at Bonhams.

alex Mon, 06/08/2026 - 07:11

Frederick Douglass Broadside Leads Anti-Slavery to Civil Rights Auction

alex — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:31:45 +0000

Frederick Douglass Broadside Leads Anti-Slavery to Civil Rights Auction

The Hake’s Anti-Slavery to Civil Rights online auction running through June 23 features items from the 1780s through the MLK era to the Obama presidency.

alex Mon, 06/08/2026 - 06:31

Vita Sackville-West's Climate-Resilient ‘Delos’ Garden Officially Opens

alex — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:46:12 +0000

Vita Sackville-West's Climate-Resilient ‘Delos’ Garden Officially Opens

Work has finally been completed on ‘Delos’, the Greek-inspired garden at Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent, realising a planting scheme first envisioned by the English poet and novelist

alex Mon, 06/08/2026 - 05:46

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration Opens as World's Largest Illustration Centre

alex — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:41:07 +0000

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration Opens as World's Largest Illustration Centre

The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opens today in London as the world’s largest space dedicated to illustration with a range of free displays.

alex Fri, 06/05/2026 - 07:41

Archive Surrounding Controversial Fort Worth Painting Goes on Show

alex — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:35:09 +0000

Archive Surrounding Controversial Fort Worth Painting Goes on Show

Highlights of New York City Circa 1960: Works From the Collection of Robert A.

alex Fri, 06/05/2026 - 04:35

Lincoln Assassination Night Tickets to Ford's Theatre at Ongoing Jim Irsay Auction Series

alex — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:29:30 +0000

Lincoln Assassination Night Tickets to Ford's Theatre at Ongoing Jim Irsay Auction Series

Christie’s will run the last offering in its The Jim Irsay Collection: Icons of History auction series next month with a final group of objects from the personal collection of the late philanthropist and owner of the Indianapolis Colts.

alex Thu, 06/04/2026 - 05:29

Montgomery Secret Battle Orders, Churchill–de Gaulle Letters, and WWII Surrender Pen to Auction

alex — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:54:18 +0000

Montgomery Secret Battle Orders, Churchill–de Gaulle Letters, and WWII Surrender Pen to Auction

Leading RR Auction’s upcoming Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is an extensive archive of top-secret operational battle directives issued by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery during the Allied liberation of Europe between May 1944 and June 1945.

alex Thu, 06/04/2026 - 04:54

America250 Time Capsule to Contain Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence Draft and Francis Scott Key’s National Anthem Lyrics

alex — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:09:32 +0000

America250 Time Capsule to Contain Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence Draft and Francis Scott Key’s National Anthem Lyrics

As part of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations the Library of Congress is adding key historic texts to the America250 Time Capsule

alex Wed, 06/03/2026 - 06:09