Books & Manuscripts
Alde auctions $28,102 'greatest achievement of Western literature'
An influence on Huxley and Orwell, this original Candide ou L'Optimisme book is for sale in Paris
Provoking America: Early reactions to the Stamp Act could bring $50,000
Two newspapers, one including text written by Benjamin Franklin, are auctioning at Swann Galleries
Magnificent $20,000 World Map by Willem Blaeu to show the way at Old World Auctions
The sale, which takes place this month, also features charts, atlases, globes, beautiful vintage prints
That's magic! First printing of Harry Potter set to conjure up $20,000 at Heritage
Distinguished by a young Dumbledore on the back, this book comes with a rare signed photo
The Story of... 'The most famous and important American editorial cartoon'
Expected to bring more than $100,000, this cartoon carried a simple message: unify against the French
First off the press... Mistral's '$29,000' Nobel-winning poem sells in Paris
This poem bagged Frederic Mistral a 1904 Nobel Prize - and this very special copy is another prize
Freedom! Classic piece of anti-slavery propaganda will star at Swann Galleries
The Eric C Caren collection will be sold under the title How History Unfolds on Paper
'Boyce has lost his right leg': 1815 naval warfare account set for auction
A letter recounting the peacetime US attack on a British ship comes to a Peter Wilson UK sale
Have I got news for you... Newspapers from the birth of America are for sale
Harbottle Dorr's hoard of annotated print recalls the struggle for and Declaration of Independence
Mark Twain's celebrated works with handwritten page lead New York auction
This rare, limited edition collection will star alongside antique atlases and fine Americana in the Big Apple
PBA Galleries holds record sale of Chinese maps and history
Including works by names such as Joannes Blaeu, the auction included Margaret Gee's collection
President John Adams's passionate pro-US Constitution letter leads at Heritage
Patriotism 'burned in Adams like a blue flame' and this letter is a priceless piece of American history...
