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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ridgefield author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, who died in 2012 in Danbury Hospital, is widely viewed as the most important children's book artist of the 20th century. Ridgefield author and ...

Tucked away on the upper floors of the Library of Michigan, the rare book vault is about 60 degrees with very low humidity. It’s not too cold, but compared to the mild temperatures throughout the rest ...

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 ...

Anyone with a high income-level can put together an impressive art collection, but only the high-minded can put together an impressive book collection. Until now. This month, Gagosian has launched an ...

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 ...

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 ...

CINCINNATI — The rare books are safe — for now — at the Cincinnati campus of Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion. The school and Ohio’s attorney general have agreed to a 6-month ban on ...

Watermark West Rare Bookstore owner Phil McComish stands with a map from the 1870s advertising land for sale in Kansas. Watermark West Rare Bookstore has overcome challenges for 40 years, including ...