Books & Manuscripts
Fleurs du Mal brings £775k at auction
A first edition of Baudelaire's most famous work beats world record in £4m sale
Legendary comic 'Hulks out' at auction for $125k
A 'holy grail' of comic books, The Incredible Hulk #1, has been snapped up in Dallas, Texas
Explorer's descriptions of America set to sell for $350k
81 lots of books and maps to sell for up to six figure sums
Einstein's Watch - An unoffical record of a year's most ownable things
The perfect Christmas stocking filler gift for those who love collectibles
Darwin's Origin of the Species sells for £100k
Successful auction also saw the sale of illuminated works by Petrarch
First edition of Darwin's masterpiece to sell
A rare copy of On the Origin of Species, kept in the guest toilet, to sell for £60k
Joyce First Edition to sell for £40k
Works on birds of paradise and Soviet propaganda also go under the hammer
Owzat! 'Bible of Cricket' sells for £90k
The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack outshone Lord Cherbury's £84k secret play and a £62k James Bond
