Rare Book Monthly Articles - April - 2025 Issue

The Library of Barry Humphries to be sold on March 26th at Forum

The Library of Barry Humphries to be sold on March 26th at Forum   On 26th March, Forum Auctions will offer the library of Barry Humphries. The sale will feature a remarkable array of books, manuscripts, works on paper and objects from the extensive library of the legendary comedian, actor, author, and satirist Barry Humphries (1934-2023), who delighted audiences for several decades with his eccentric stage and television characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson.   Ben Macintyre, a long-time friend of Humphries, once noted that while most people knew ‘Humphries as Dame Edna Ev...

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