Books & Manuscripts
Rare book donated to Oxfam achieves £37,200
A gift from 'a retired, well-dressed gentleman' outdid its estimate tenfold at auction
'Rarer than a Gutenberg'... a 1782 bible brings $67,500
The first to be printed in the United States, the Robert Aitken bible starred in a Pennsylvania sale
Video of the Week
To mark martial arts legend Bruce Lee's 70th birthday, his daughter Shannon shows us his memorabilia
James Bond's Moonraker reaches $50,000 at Swann
A signed first edition of Ian Fleming's third Bond adventure brought five figures at auction, this week
Catalogue of rare flowers to bring up to £40,000 in Germany
The baroque florilegium will head the sale of fine and collectible texts next month
Verdi's handwritten music to sell at Swann
Falstaff, by one of the most influential composers of the 19th century, will auction next month
'First atlas of the entire celestial sphere' priced £20,000
This historic work by Johann Bayer will be among the star lots at Dominic Winter's sale, in April
The ongoing impact of The Catcher in the Rye
A cartoon inspired by the book and a new exhibition of the author's letters show the work's influence
Update: The rare book investment market
Once is a fluke, twice is a pattern, thrice or more is a trend
Wind in the Willows sells for £32k in London
Kenneth Grahame's legendary tale sold alongside a 19th century diary of drunken debauchery
'Document of depravity' to sell at Bonhams
The journal of a drink and sex-fuelled 19th century ship's voyage to Australia will auction in London
