Reiss & Sohn has launched a new tool on the auctioneer’s website. A ‘magnifier’ allows viewing details Continue reading “New Functionality Added to Online Catalogue”
3rd Frankfurt Antiquarian Book Fair
From 10th to 14th of October 2007 the 3rd Frankfurt Antiquarian Book Fair will take place in the course of the Frankfurt Book Fair. From Wednesday until Sunday 95 exhibitors Continue reading “3rd Frankfurt Antiquarian Book Fair”
A National Treasure is saved! – The Sale of the Royal Garden Library is concluded
Finally the sale of the Royal Garden Library, formerly at Herrenhausen Castle, Hanover, is concluded. A consortium of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library (Hanover), the Johann Christian Senckenberg Library (Frankfurt), and Continue reading “A National Treasure is saved! – The Sale of the Royal Garden Library is concluded”
Waldseemüller Map presented to the Library of Congress
Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel presented the 500 year old Waldseemüller Map to the Library of Congress during her visit. It stems from Continue reading “Waldseemüller Map presented to the Library of Congress”
“Birds of Australia” sold for € 255,000 – Highlight of an auction sale in Germany
A unique copy of John Gould’s “Birds of Australia”, printed 1840-1869 in London and containing two additional plates so far unknown to all bibliographers, has been sold for Euro 255,000 (approx. US $ 320,000) incl. buyer’s premium in an auction sale by Reiss & Sohn in Königstein, Germany. Continue reading ““Birds of Australia” sold for € 255,000 – Highlight of an auction sale in Germany”