Books & Manuscripts
Bonhams auctions map manuscript by Abraham Ortelius 'creator of the atlas'
Abraham Ortelius, creator of the modern atlas, will star in Bonhams' upcoming New York map auction
Sotheby's auctions Raymond Chandler classic 'Big Sleep' and other books
This December, Sotheby's Fine Books sale will include rare editions of Raymond Chandler's Big Sleep
Alde auctions $28,102 'greatest achievement of Western literature'
An influence on Huxley and Orwell, this original Candide ou L'Optimisme book is for sale in Paris
Sotheby's auctions Kennedy's $3.7m World Record political document
Signed by Abraham Lincoln and owned by Bobby Kennedy, this piece of history doubled its estimate
Sotheby's auctions the US Declaration of Independence, priced $800,000
A 1776 printing of the document that helped establish the free world is going under the hammer
