Canadian artist Oleg Lipchenko has very generously decided to auction off his Carrollian work, books and original art, in support of his native Ukraine. The auction is LIVE. You can… [read full post]
Lipchenko Art Auction in Support of Ukraine
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Books About Town Auction of Alice Bench Oct 7th
Some of you may have seen this picture floating about on Facebook last week. Now all of the Books About Town BookBenches will be auctioned off for charity on October… [read full post]
Illustration Portrait from Reader’s Digest
Beautiful Postal Covers Recently Auctioned
Notable Newly Revealed Lewis Carroll Letter to Be Auctioned
Happily, Lewis Carroll (aka Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in real life!) was a prolific letter writer. Even now, so many years after his death, some of his private correspondence can still… [read full post]
Alice of Antarctica to Be Auctioned Next Week
We like to celebrate the fact that the Alice books have been enjoyed all over the world, but did you know that includes Antarctica? Last week, in a story reported… [read full post]
LCSNA Fall Meeting Announced and Two Book Sales Here and Now
September may be a whole summer away, but plans for LCSNA Fall 2012 Meeting are already coming together. Confirmed speakers include Adam Gopnik on Sylvie and Bruno and Robin Wilson, who… [read full post]
Ayres Houghtelling’s Alice in Wonderland up for auction at Sotheby’s tomorrow
Ayres Houghtelling’s groovy painting of Alice in Wonderland, intricately imagined with egg tempura and gouache on a surprisingly small board, will go up for auction at Sotheby’s on April 5th… [read full post]
TwasBrilligAndTheSlithyTovesDidGyreAndGimbleInTheWabe.com
The internet domain name twasbrilligandtheslithytovesdidgyreandgimbleinthewabe.com is up for auction on Ebay – starting bid only 1 cent! It may be tricky to type, and it could be a struggle to fit… [read full post]
The Daguerreotype that was not Dodgson or The High Price of Mistaken Identity
Dr Michael Pritchard, a regular contributor to the British Photographic History Blog, has alerted us to his cautionary tale about the uncertain world of eBay bidding. The above daguerreotype, which… [read full post]