Books
Once Upon A Time
The children's books collection of bibliophile Justin Schiller illustrates the joy and adventure of his rare finds on the eve of its sale at Heritage Auctions.
Buttons They Stand Behind
From the rarest of the rare to everybody's favorite cartoon beagle, pin-back button experts and authors Ted Hake and Christen Carter share some of their favorite buttons.
Celebrating Pin-Back Buttons
Long before social media became the most popular platform for self-expression, there was the humble pin-back button. After 125 years the button – as political statement, punch line, conversation piece and souvenir – remains a pint-sized dynamo.
Button Power: 125 Years of Saying It With Buttons
A bright and visually captivating new book, with the help of more than 1,500 images of pin-back buttons, captures the big and small moments that define us as a country.
Ten Things You Didn't Know: Little Golden Books
A lot has changed since Little Golden Books became a staple of childhood more than 75 years ago, but they remain some of the most popular children’s books ever published.
Frazetta's "Princess" Makes Auction Debut
Legendary fantasy artist's stunning original work "The Princess of Mars" highlights Heritage Auctions Comics & Comic Art event in September. A personal favorite of the artist, the masterpiece was held by Frazetta’s family for five decades.
Mystery fiction drives rare book auction to $1.6M
Led by The Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction, Heritage Auctions’ March 6 Rare Books Auction realized $1,684,038.
Ten Things You Didn't Know About Charles Addams
In this most recent installment of Antique Trader's "Ten Things You Didn't Know" feature, we dig up 10 fun facts about author/illustrator Charles Addams.
Rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales auctioned for $315,000
An attic discovery of the rare 1845 first edition of Poe’s Tales in paper wrappers surpassed all expectations to sell for $315,000 in a Skinner, Inc. sale.
Six records set during illustration art auction
Swann Galleries’ auction of Illustration Art on December 6, 2018 saw a bustling auction room as well as live bidding from the firm's newly launched app.
Auction of rare books offers copy of 'Federalist Papers'
An important piece of American history will be offered when a rare copy of The Federalist comes up for bids in a rare books auction March 6.
Robert Indiana ‘B’ may fetch $90,000
One of just three acrylic on canvas paintings of the letter ‘B’ by Pop Artist Robert Indiana (American, 1928-2018), plus several lithographs signed by the artist, will be part of Weiss Auctions’ Jan. 23-24 sale.
Confessions of a Nancy Drew collector
Jennifer Fisher of Queen Creek, Arizona spent the halcyon days of her childhood absorbed in the Nancy Drew books of the 1970s and ’80s. She's turned her passion for the plucky sleuth into a full-time career.
