January 23, 2012

Audubon Bird Books Sell for $7.9 Million

"A full-size, complete first edition of John James Audubon's "The Birds of America" has been sold for $7.9 million at auction in New York to a private American collector, Christie's said."

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January 20, 2012

Winston Churchill Library to be Created in Washington DC

"An international group seeking to preserve the legacy of Winston Churchill announced plans Thursday to create the first U.S. research center devoted to the longtime British leader."

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January 17, 2012

India: Manney's Bookstore to Close Shop

"67-year-old owner of six-decade-old outlet decides to down shutters in 2 months as there's no male heir to run show"

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Library Company's Afro-Americana Collection to Go Online

"A digital edition of Afro-Americana, 1535-1922: From the Library Company of Philadelphia will be introduced in late Spring 2012 by Readex, a division of NewsBank."

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January 14, 2012

The Charles Dickens Bicentennial

"Strange as it might sound, the dead bird and accompanying year-long Dickens program at the Free Library probably provide the perfect means for the American culture vulture to celebrate not only Dickens’s 200th birthday on Feb. 7, but also the little-known yet astonishing impact of Grip on American letters and popular culture to this day."

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