Books & Manuscripts
Collectible ballooning books are set to swell in value
Dominic Winter's book auction next week will offer some classic texts relating to early aviation
Why memorabilia is the perfect antidote to Harry Potter's Hollywood woes
While the boy wizard's 2007 film reports losses of $167m, another asset has gone up 203.8%
The Lord of the Rings meets the Wind in the Willows at Bloomsbury
A rare edition of Tolkien's trilogy and drawings by E H Shepard, both signed, come to auction today
Newly-recognised 16th century manuscript leads Sotheby's auction at £500,000
The Hours of Anne de Montmorency leads the sale ahead of an early Pentateuch
Early descriptions of 'spherical maps' go under the hammer for $50,000
The 16th century work on globes sold alongside documents connected to John Steinbeck
Historic manuscript of 'the introduction of hypertext' to sell in New York
The handwritten form of Jorge Luis Borges's highly influential work will head Bloomsbury's auction
'One of American literature's most memorable endings' sells for $98,500
The final passages of the Great Gatsby, penned by F Scott Fitzgerald, appeared at Sotheby's
Napoleon's 'arrogance' revealed in sale of officer's diaries
The collection of a British officer who was close to the French Emperor is auctioning in New Zealand
Sotheby's auctions the US Declaration of Independence, priced $800,000
A 1776 printing of the document that helped establish the free world is going under the hammer
Dumas's The Three Musketeers sells for £73,135 in Paris
An 1844 First Edition chronicling the adventures of D'Artagnan and Co was auctioned at Artcurial
Autographed manuscript of Bach's Fantasia sells for £70,850
The important, transitional work sold alongside texts by Schubert, Beethoven and Schumann
DeArtagnan and The Three Musketeers swashbuckle into Paris auction
An 1844 First Edition of Alexandre Dumas's much-loved tale will sell at Artcurial, priced £50,000
