Books & Manuscripts
Sotheby's successful manuscript sale proves now is the time to invest
This auction of rarities, even without Mozart's sonatas, showed the market is buoyant...
Revealing the letter from a doomed marriage which changed history...
England's King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon wed on this day in 1509...
Benjamin Franklin essays including ideas for the study of farts may bring $350,000
Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence, made scientific breakthroughs and told silly jokes
Storyboard showing 'one of Hitchcock's biggest mistakes' sells for $28,800
The sketchy scenes of Stage Fright include the notorious 'false flashback' sequence
Video of the Week: The World's greatest collection of Oscar Wilde at the Clark Library
The Los Angeles library boasts an incredible range of autograph and printed material
Flora and Fauna: Bloomsbury's rare book auction takes a turn around the garden
Two beautifully illustrated works of natural history are going under the hammer for over $50,000
$164,357 Mahler manuscript and Mozart 'junk' piece sell at Sotheby's
A Mozart masterpiece, rescued from being thrown away, is just one of the unique pieces being sold
Bring all Bob Dylan's songs back home... The legend's lyrics are for sale
The autographed typescripts at Christie's include Subterranean Homesick Blues and Maggie's Farm
'Most important work on the human body' gets the blood pumping for $43,992
William Harvey's De motu cordis continued the recent strong showings of medical publications
Bonhams has great expectations for 'almost complete' Dickens collection
A $1.5m collection of 18th and 19th century serialisations will head to New York in October
Only remaining Jane Austen manuscript in private hands could sell for $485,000
The much celebrated author's incomplete novel The Watsons is going under the hammer at Sotheby's
Jackie O's $134,500 letters show 'recovering market on an upward trend'
Collectors got a peek at young Jackie Kennedy's love letters at Christie's $1.1m New York auction
