Building Blocks Many people who love trains covet the miniature ones that are unpacked just before the winter holidays and put on tracks that run around Christmas trees. But Rudy Franchi, an ANTIQUES ...

Ephemera (ĭ-fĕm′ər-ə) is defined by Merriam Webster’s as “things that are important or useful for only a short time: items that were not meant to have lasting value.” These are paper items such as ...

Bonhams auction house in London will hold a sale of books, photographs, and ephemera related to the Irish writer's life and ...

Last year, we featured an interview with J. Kevin Graffagnino for his biography of Ira Allen. His recent venture — “Vermontiana” — is an extraordinary collection representing Vermont’s early history.

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