Books & Manuscripts
Sylvester Stallone’s book collection to sell at Heritage
Sylvester Stallone’s book collection includes editions from Scott and Tolstoy
Ernest Shackleton’s Aurora Australis sets new record
Ernest Shackleton’s Aurora Australis achieves $86,500
Alice in Wonderland collection auctions in February
The 3,000-strong Alice collection comes from book dealer Thomas Schuster
Ernest Shackleton's Aurora Australis will auction at Bonhams
Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the Nimrod printed the Aurora Australis in Antarctica
Newton's Principia first edition sells for record $3.7m
The first edition of Newton's Principia sets an auction record for a science book
JK Rowling's Beedle the Bard auctions for $453,000
JK Rowling's handwritten Beedle the Bard is one of just seven copies
Enola Gay navigator's log sells for $372,500
The Enola Gay navigator's log features a detailed account of the bombing
Sir Isaac Newton's Principia offered with $1.5m estimate
Sir Isaac Newton's Principia will sell at Christie's on December 14
Gustav Mahler's Second Symphony sets new world record
Gustav Mahler's Second Symphony is the world's most valuable musical manuscript
Salt Lake City plan to star in New York sale
The original plan for Salt Lake City could make $600,000
Superman #1 comic book achieves $358,500 record
Superman #1 was the first comic book dedicated to the Man of Steel
Herge's Tintin Explorers artwork makes $1.6m
Herge's original artwork for Tintin story Explorers on the Moon has sold in Paris