Books & Manuscripts
£6,000 James Joyce novel could be perfect for new collectors
Finnegans Wake, Joyce's greatest work aside from Ulysses, is auctioning at Bloomsbury
£300,000 for secret meetings between the British and Saudis
A London auction has sold a unique archive of documents including a dispute over Iraq's borders
Breguet's memoirs bring World Record $2.1m
The great watchmaker's fascinating writings on his greatest inventions are to be treasured in a museum
Greatest minds of the classical era are valued at $5,000
A volume compiling works by the greatest orators of the 4th-5th century BC is auctioning at Swann
Our Top Five collectible children's books
With the listing from Puffin of the 70 greatest books for youngsters, we look at our own favourites
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack could be a £15,000 all-rounder
An old Manchester United programme will also feature in Graham Budd's sports auction, next week
Amazing views of Europe and the Arctic for £270,000
Two works: a set of Dutch townbooks and the record of a journey to Greenland head a London auction
Collection of fruit goes down well at book sale
George Brookshaw's masterpiece, Pomona Britannica brought $65,000 at a New York sale
France's first 'genius' atlas will auction in Paris
Estimated at £20,000, The Neptune atlas brought together great minds of the 17th century
W B Yeats's earliest poem brings $73,200
The first edition of Mosada, which belonged to the poet's family, starred in New York
Our Top Five pieces of Mark Twain memorabilia
On the centenary of Samuel L Clemens's death we look at his influence on collectibles
