Books & Manuscripts
Alice in Wonderland finds $15k at auction
A very special edition of Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass starred in PBA's Rare Books sale
Extremely rare Alice in Wonderland estimated at $15k
One of 25 specially illustrated copies of Lewis Carroll's classic is on offer to coincide with the new film
'The Greatest Work in the History of Science' sells for $191k
Isaac Newton's Principia defies gravity to rise to the top of Heritage's sale
Today in history... James Joyce is born, and Ulysses is published
February 2 1882/1922: the modernist literature masterpiece is published on Joyce's 40th birthday
Today in history... Poe's The Raven is published
January 29, 1945: the New York Evening Mirror prints Edgar Allan Poe's greatest poem
Today in History... Author A A Milne is born
January 18, 1882: Alan Alexander Milne, who would later write Winnie the Pooh, enters the world
Today in history... Galileo is the first to see Neptune
December 28, 1612: he spots the eighth planet from our Sun... and mistakes it for a star
Today in history... Beatrix Potter dies at the age of 77
December 22, 1943: the author and conservationist leaves nearly everything to the National Trust
Today in history... A Christmas Carol was first published
December 19, 1843: Charles Dickens' most famous yuletide tale makes its debut in England
Caped Crusader swoops in on Heritage Auctions
Batman's first appearance to go under the hammer for a six figure sum
