Books & Manuscripts
Teddy Roosevelt and J D Salinger are to star in America-themed book auction
Hundreds of texts from the history of New England are also going under the hammer
Ian Fleming's Moonraker could prove a bargain in online books sale
The last time a James Bond '007' first edition of Moonraker was on the market, it sold for $50,400...
'Clean and crisp' copy of Shakespeare's rare First Folio achieves $2.36m
In a sale dominated by a book of birds, one of the key works of English literature went almost unnoticed
'World's most expensive book' goes up for sale at Sotheby's
John James Audubon's Birds of America, valued at $6m - $9m, will be sold at the sale in London
'Young at heart' collector buys undiscovered Dr Seuss manuscript for $40,805
The hand-written notes sold for more than five times their estimated value at the sale on Monday
Light Fantastic: sold Newton and Galileo books about light show collectors the way
The most valuable works in collector Edward Tufte's sale included those marking scientific breakthroughs
Apian's $52,000 'early Americas' map brings three times estimate in NY
Heavily inspired by its era's pioneering world maps, buyers couldn't resist this seminal piece from 1520
Development of a genius: an autographed Beethoven score hears a bid of $245,000
Sotheby's sale proved that musical manuscripts are even more valuable than you'd realise
'Golden Age' of England comes to auction with $60,000 Elizabethan document
Amongst the lots of the next Clars sale is a rare document signed by Elizabeth I herself...
Ancient atlas from 1574 sells for $17,000 at Old World Auctions
The atlas took the top spot amongst the fine collection of maps and manuscripts on offer
The rare book collections of the 'Galileo of Graphics' Professor Edward Tufte
Professor, artist and Presidential appointee, Tufte's collection is headed by Galileo and Picasso
The Starry Messenger: Galileo's first lessons from the stars sell at Christie's
A founding work of astronomy leads the way ahead of art works by Picasso and the collector himself
