Books & Manuscripts
Manuscript world record broken
Can you guess the $35m book that surpassed Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester?
Harry Potter first edition smashes auction record
Heritage secures $81,250 for a copy of Philosopher’s Stone
Harry Potter first edition breaks auction record
A first edition, first printing of the debut Potter novel has auctioned for $61,000
Chinese calligraphy world record set in Beijing
A work by the 11th century scholar Zheng Gong set a Chinese calligraphy world record
Rothschild Prayerbook breaks record for illuminated manuscript
The Rothschild Prayerbook has sold for a record-breaking $13.6m in New York
Harry Potter world record up 775% at Sotheby's auction
A first edition Harry Potter book annotated by JK Rowling set a world record at the charity auction
Enigma machine World Record price set at Christie's Travel memorabilia auction
A number of records were set in this $3.1m sale, with 'several items causing a bidding frenzy'
PBA Galleries holds record sale of Chinese maps and history
Including works by names such as Joannes Blaeu, the auction included Margaret Gee's collection
'World Record' Birds of America could soar again at PBA's rare books sale
A 'facsimile' of a most valuable book is selling with one of Shakespeare's earliest printed works
Holy $23m World Record breaking year for collectible comics, Batman!
Heritage Auctions has posted year-end sales of $677m - and it's largely thanks to a caped crusader
