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A first edition Harry Potter book annotated by JK Rowling set a world record at the charity auction
Posted: 22 May 2013
On his creator's birthday, we look at the top five Sherlock Holmes memorabilia ever auctioned
Posted: 22 May 2013
An archive of more than 200 stolen letters, cards and telegrams has been pulled from a UK auction
Posted: 21 May 2013
A copy of the first Harry Potter book, annotated by JK Rowling, could set a new record
Posted: 20 May 2013
A first edition of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby auctioned alongside works by Dickens and Joyce
Posted: 17 May 2013
A superb private collection of rare books from a UK bibliophile will sell on May 15
Posted: 13 May 2013
Sylvia Plath's copy of Lord Jim among the Joseph Conrad related treasures to be offered at Sotheby's
Posted: 12 May 2013
Never seen at auction before - handwritten Philip Larkin poem Love sells at Bonhams
Posted: 9 May 2013
An autographed manuscript of Oscar Wilde's early poem Heart's Yearnings brings $105,000 to Bonhams
Posted: 9 May 2013
The drafts of Sylvia Plath's Sheep in Fog, a poem written two weeks before her suicide, will sell
Posted: 8 May 2013
A sale entitled First Editions, Second Thoughts offers unique books on May 21
Posted: 1 May 2013
The manuscript of Truman Capote's final working draft of Breakfast at Tiffany's auctions in the US
Posted: 26 April 2013
Bonhams has appointed Dr Rachael Goldman as Judaica consultant prior to its inaugural auction
Posted: 23 April 2013
The 'most dramatic' Dreyfus Affair document in private hands stars among manuscripts
Posted: 22 April 2013
Bonhams will return manuscripts of Canadian David Wevill's poems ahead of a May auction
Posted: 17 April 2013
Sotheby's offers the largest collection of George Washington signed books at auction since 1904
Posted: 17 April 2013
Known as the Bay Psalm Book, it is believed to be the first book ever published in the United States
Posted: 12 April 2013
The 'final' John Keats handwritten poem to come to market auctions for $278,500 at Bonhams
Posted: 11 April 2013
A first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone topped the price set at Bloomsbury in 2007
Posted: 11 April 2013
Peter Edwards' portrait of the late, great Ted Hughes auctioned at Bonhams London on April 10
Posted: 11 April 2013
A rare Thomas Hardy musical manuscript sold from the Roy Davis Collection at Bonhams London
Posted: 11 April 2013
A collection of manuscripts and personal letters belonging to writer William Faulkner will sell
Posted: 11 April 2013
The manuscript of WH Auden's Stop All The Clocks sold for $36,500 in London today
Posted: 10 April 2013
A tiny handwritten poem by Charlotte Bronte excelled, beating its estimate by 105%
Posted: 10 April 2013
Thomas Hardy's musical manuscript is expected to bring $6,100-9,100 to Bonhams this afternoon
Posted: 10 April 2013
A first edition of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species will sell alongside Bond
Posted: 9 April 2013
The Anderson family copy of Robert E Lee's US civil war Farewell Address will highlight in NY
Posted: 9 April 2013
The rare Richard III-signed document is one of less than a dozen known to exist
Posted: 3 April 2013
Truman Capote's original typed, hand-edited Breakfast at Tiffany's manuscript is to auction online
Posted: 2 April 2013
Will the circa 1450-1455 Gutenberg Bible leaf auction for $50,000 in New York?
Posted: 1 April 2013
A document signed by King Richard III will auction just weeks after the discovery of his body
Posted: 28 March 2013
Key documents from 1936's Xi'an Incident have auctioned at Bonhams New York
Posted: 22 March 2013
Arfe first edition leads the auction of Isidoro Fernandez's library, bringing 167% increase on estimate
Posted: 21 March 2013
A rare second printing of the Articles of Confederation is joined by Harry Potter
Posted: 18 March 2013
4,000 books from a New York seminary will be offered over a series of auctions
Posted: 17 March 2013
Francisco Goya's La Tauromaquia will sell from the Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow
Posted: 13 March 2013
The extensive library of Spanish bibliophile Isidoro Fernandez is to auction at Christie's
Posted: 9 March 2013
Bonhams will auction an early manuscript written by Charlotte Bronte aged 13
Posted: 4 March 2013
The Daniells' seminal travel book, Oriental Scenery, sold for $511,500 in London
Posted: 1 March 2013
A twice-signed first edition set of Mark Twain's complete works starred online
Posted: 1 March 2013
A black soldier's letter dated 1864, discussing racial equality and the civil war, is to auction in NY
Posted: 28 February 2013
A first edition copy of The Tale of Peter Rabbit led bids in a major Beatrix Potter auction
Posted: 28 February 2013
It's not too late to buy a signed first edition of The Hobbit, and this example is in great condition
Posted: 26 February 2013
Will the only known copy of Les Ballons in Oscar Wilde's hand achieve its $24,500 high estimate?
Posted: 21 February 2013
The final octavo edition of Audubon's great work sold in California on February 17
Posted: 18 February 2013
A set of 16 printings of Alcoholics Anonymous' Big Book may outsell the King James Bible
Posted: 17 February 2013
A brief reference to quantum physics boosts the Einstein-signed letter's value considerably
Posted: 14 February 2013
A Gandhi-signed letter has beaten its estimate by 666% this afternoon
Posted: 14 February 2013
The Beatrix Potter Collection of Mark Ottignon will be sold in a dedicated sale
Posted: 13 February 2013
A 1943 signed Gandhi letter is coming to auction in the UK on February 14
Posted: 8 February 2013
The recent Richard III revelations are a reminder of the power of history
Posted: 5 February 2013
Oriental Scenery, a travel book containing valuable aquatints by Thomas and William Daniell, is to auction
Posted: 4 February 2013
90% of Timbuktu's supposedly burnt ancient manuscripts have been saved, say curators
Posted: 1 February 2013
A first edition copy of Dracula signed 'Uncle Bram' sold for $46,000 on January 31
Posted: 1 February 2013
A first edition set of The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) sold with one of the earliest Hobbit manuscripts
Posted: 31 January 2013
Sotheby's will sell the first part of the Library of the Ducs de Luynes on April 30
Posted: 30 January 2013
Timbuktu residents have witnessed the destruction of the library and the burning of ancient manuscripts
Posted: 29 January 2013
The first edition copy of Dracula is signed by 'Uncle Bram' Stoker to a respected author
Posted: 29 January 2013
A manuscript of Betjeman's The Arrest of Oscar Wilde at the Cadogan Hotel will sell for the first time
Posted: 24 January 2013
Original illustrations from John James Audubon’s The Birds of America are to auction on February 17
Posted: 22 January 2013
The 18th century sex manual, mistakenly attributed to Aristotle, has sold in Scotland
Posted: 17 January 2013
The manuscript for WH Auden's Stop All the Clocks is consigned from the Roy Davids Collection
Posted: 15 January 2013
Wall Street's Michael Steinhardt is to present his astonishing Judaica collection
Posted: 11 January 2013
Can modern first editions be considered a wise investment? A collector asks Paul Fraser Collectibles...
Posted: 9 January 2013
Bonhams' auction features fine Pacific travel books, with A Voyage of Discovery set to entice bidders
Posted: 8 January 2013
The last John Keats handwritten poem in private hands tops the finest collection of poetry
Posted: 8 January 2013
An 18th century sex manual, mistakenly attributed to Aristotle and banned until 1961, is to auction
Posted: 4 January 2013
A rare and signed Stephen King book, written under his pseudonym, will raise funds
Posted: 4 January 2013
An original Peanuts comic by Charles Schulz is set to auction alongside works by Maurice Sendak
Posted: 3 January 2013
We take a look at the top sales from 2012 in the varied books and manuscripts sector
Posted: 27 December 2012
Sotheby's annual Important Judaica auction was topped by an 18th century Passover Haggadah
Posted: 21 December 2012
Michael Winner's superb collection of illustrations has been highlighted by the first Winnie the Pooh drawing
Posted: 13 December 2012
The appointment diaries of Virginia Woolf reveal her liaisons with the Bloomsbury Group
Posted: 12 December 2012
An autographed manuscript of Julia Ward Howe's Battle Hymn of the Republic has sold in New York
Posted: 10 December 2012
Virginia Woolf's appointment diaries include an entry written just before her death
Posted: 9 December 2012
A Charles Blaskowitz map of the American revolutionary war is the first to be seen in 50 years
Posted: 5 December 2012
A first edition copy of Isaac Newton's Mathematica Principia will star at Sotheby's
Posted: 5 December 2012
A first edition of The Great Gatsby will sell as Baz Luhrmann's adaptation is announced for May 2013
Posted: 4 December 2012
Napoleon Bonaparte's essay on campaign fortification brought record bids alongside his Kremlin letter
Posted: 4 December 2012
Arturo Toscanini's collection was led by Mendelssohn's autographed Melusine manuscript
Posted: 29 November 2012
Paul helps a reader identify a first edition book to enable her to be sure she has struck gold
Posted: 28 November 2012
A gilt christening cup links Lawrence of Arabia with the real-life Peter Pan
Posted: 27 November 2012
Oliver Cromwell's empowering Instrument of Government document will auction in London
Posted: 24 November 2012
A rare Die Brucke exhibition catalogue has sold for $34,694 at an auction in Germany
Posted: 22 November 2012
A rare first edition of Jane Austen's Emma is to be sold at Sotheby's come December
Posted: 21 November 2012
The $203,000 work is the first original Calvin and Hobbes comic strip to auction this century
Posted: 20 November 2012
The superb signed Mahatma Gandhi letters go up for sale on December 12 in London
Posted: 20 November 2012
A rare signed letter from Edgar Allan Poe reveals his financial troubles
Posted: 15 November 2012
A signed manuscript from the Elizabethan era's leading figures has sold for $15,000
Posted: 14 November 2012
Lord Nelson's letter declares his intent to defend his mistress Lady Hamilton's honour
Posted: 14 November 2012
John Everett Millais' Portrait of Kate Perugini, Charles Dickens' daughter, brought $383,000
Posted: 14 November 2012
A manuscript signed by leading Elizabethan figures reveals a plan to help the queen
Posted: 11 November 2012
An inkstand that Charles Dickens may have used while writing Great Expectations has sold
Posted: 7 November 2012
Key documents from the 1936 Xi'an Incident in China will auction in San Francisco on December 11
Posted: 6 November 2012
Sotheby's Old Masters will see two Renaissance manuscripts star alongside Raphael
Posted: 5 November 2012
A manuscript copy of Charles Dickens' In Memoriam will lead a collection of literary documents
Posted: 3 November 2012
The desk at which Bram Stoker wrote Dracula is now a restored work of art
Posted: 1 November 2012
A WWII MI9 catalogue detailing a range of gadgets to aid escape will sell in January
Posted: 1 November 2012
A letter written by Lord Nelson to his mistress Lady Hamilton at the height of their affair is auctioning
Posted: 1 November 2012
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