Books & Manuscripts
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) autographed letter on official Chartwell note paper (PF78)
A thank you letter autographed by Sir Winston Churchill, typed on Chartwell headed note paper
Today in history... A Christmas Carol was first published
December 19, 1843: Charles Dickens' most famous yuletide tale makes its debut in England
Rare books 'withstand economically challenging times'
Says German auctioneer Ketterer Kunst, whose final 2009 auction saw its year's two highest sales
Tale of Peter Rabbit scampers to $94k
The specially bound 1919 edition is inscribed by author Beatrix Potter herself
Caped Crusader swoops in on Heritage Auctions
Batman's first appearance to go under the hammer for a six figure sum
Signed Lewis Carroll, Beatrix Potter and HG Wells books to sell online
With estimates upwards of $120k, this auction is unmissable for rare book collectors
$122k for Galileo's first ever telescope observations
The text has sold alongside Uncle Tom's Cabin, 'the most influential C19th fictional work,' at Sotheby's
Edgar Allen Poe's For Annie brings $830k
Poe's handwritten text and Charles Dickens' books break records
Alice's own Looking Glass worth $150k
The first edition of Lewis Carroll's classic signed by the book's heroine goes under the hammer
George Washington's historic letter sells for $3.2m
Cormac McCarthy's typewriter also sells for over 10 times its estimate
Explorer's work sails past estimate to sell for $650k
De Champlain's descriptions of America excite bidders in New York
Nabokov's handwritten last work to sell for up to $600k
The work by the Lolita author will appear alongside Cormac McCarthy's typewriter in New York
