Books & Manuscripts
Spink New York auction to feature fateful '$20,000' share certificate
A share certificate featuring an ill-fated air ship is set to auction at Spink's sale in New York
National Book Auctions' sale features Corrado's $3,000 Il Cuoco Galante
The 1778 work on Italian cooking will be among the big stars at National Book Auctions' Ithaca sale
Captain Scott's farewell letter to his financier could deliver $233,000
Captain Scott of the Antarctic wrote a few farewell letters whilst waiting to die in the Polar ice
Charlotte Bronte miniature manuscript sells for over $1m at Sotheby's auction
A miniature manuscript by Charlotte Bronte, author of Jane Eyre, excited bidders at Sotheby's auction
Sotheby's auctions Steve Jobs-signed Apple founding document for $1.6m in NY
Signed by Steve Jobs and his two partners, this document founded Apple - and changed the world
Da Vinci, Bill Gates and Codex Leicester: why it pays to invest in genius
Sold for $5.12m in 1980, and for $30.8m in 1994, Da Vinci's Codex Leicester is a truly great investment
John Hancock signed lottery ticket set to be the biggest winner at Americana auction
With free franks and rare currency on offer, the John Hancock signed lottery ticket is still the prize
'James Joyce' gold watch owned by Ulysses' John O'Connell brings $80,700
James Joyce's masterpiece Ulysses referred to a real caretaker John O'Connell and his gold watch
Bonhams auctions map manuscript by Abraham Ortelius 'creator of the atlas'
Abraham Ortelius, creator of the modern atlas, will star in Bonhams' upcoming New York map auction
Willem Blaeu world map could show the way to $20,000 next week
Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica by Willem Blau is a beautiful map of the world made in 1635
Mark Twain books and autographs still entice collectors after all these years
The US author Mark Twain was born today in history - but his history is very much alive for collectors
George Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio shoots to $116,700
Despite being desired by US collectors, George Catlin's American Indian Portfolio will stay in Germany
