Books & Manuscripts
Important clockmaker John Harrison's manuscript brings five-times estimate
John Harrison invented the marine chronometer, and his historic letter to parliament has sold for £43,920
Audubon's Birds of America complete octavo edition perches at the top of auction
In another format, John James Audubon's Birds of America is the most valuable book in the world
Mayakovsky's Futurist LEF periodical complete set could bring $10,983
This complete set of LEF periodicals established Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky's ideals
'Earliest' George Washington manuscript exhibits in Pennsylvania, US
Could it be true that George Washington drew this sailboat picture when he was 10-years-old?
Nagasaki visitor's post-Atomic bomb diary appears in US militaria auction
This book written by a soldier in Nagasaki after the Atomic bomb could make a great Spielberg film
Titanic first class menu saved in a handbag speeds into British auction
Two great pieces of Titanic memorabilia - a first class menu and some keys - are going up for sale
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque by Edgar Allan Poe sold for $21,240
Poe's Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is a favourite of book collectors, including Johnny Depp
TE Lawrence unfinished book 'The Mint' - once valued at $500,000! - is for sale
The Mint was a controversial book in Lawrence of Arabia's canon. His brother's copy is now for sale
Hemingway's Three Stories & Ten Poems bring $81,250 in California auction
The first edition of Hemingway's first book: Three Stories & Ten Poems included an inscription
RMS Titanic radio Marconigrams from day of sinking auction in New York
Three Marconigrams, or radio telegrams, from RMS Titanic's rescue ships are going up for sale
Rare book by Pindar, ancient Greece's best lyric poet, auctions in NY
Pindar is one of Ancient Greece's best lyric poets and one of his Odes of Victory is auctioning in the US
Captain Scott polar expedition book won't be left out in the cold at auction
Cherry Garrard's famous The Worst Journey in the World book described Captain Scott's polar expedition
