In 1939, Ernest Hemingway left a large collection of his belongings—the manuscript of his earliest short story, childhood trinkets, memorabilia from his time at war, intimate letters, books, and ...

Many University students have never set foot in Firestone Library's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, but if they had, they could have discovered the manuscripts of F. Scott Fitzgerald ...

The Booth Family Center for Special Collections, which will reopen in March, will allow students to get a hands-on look at Georgetown’s rare book collection, which features books costing up to $1 ...

March marks the last month of Rare Books 101 at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Along with opportunities to view significant historic acclaimed works that are always on display, visitors to ...

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., home of the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, is presenting the rare book collection of Dayton-based collectors Stuart and Mimi Rose in ...

LONDON -- Rare volumes of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy were the centerpiece of an extensive private book collection auctioned March 31 for a total price of $270,000. The Tolkien books, ...

It might seem fitting to some that the oldest books and records of the college be stored in the oldest space on campus. It’s a bit incongruous based on the intrinsic value of the collections, however, ...

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An upcoming Christie’s auction will include several copies of Bartholomaeus Anglicus’ De proprietatibus rerum. CHRISTIE'S IMAGES LTD. 2024 You don’t have to be in medicine to start buying historical ...

BOSTON (AP) — One of the nation’s largest public collections of rare books is closing for renovations. Boston has begun undertaking a multi-million dollar effort to preserve the Boston Public ...

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost took legal action Tuesday to stop the potential sale of rare books from the collection at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati. The attorney ...