Books & Manuscripts
The Prince first edition sells for $24,500 in UK auction
A first edition of Machiavelli's The Prince sold in its second appearance this year
Signed Catcher in the Rye first edition causing a stir at PFC Auctions
A signed, first edition copy of JD Salinger's Catcher in the Rye is open for bids
The Martin Schoyen Collection of western manuscripts
Sotheby's is to feature Martin Schoyen's collection of rare manuscripts in its July 10 sale
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque by Edgar Allan Poe sold for $21,240
Poe's Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is a favourite of book collectors, including Johnny Depp
Encyclopedie book, the 18th century's 'greatest literary undertaking,' is for sale
A books and manuscripts sale includes a rare copy of Encyclopedie by the formidable Denis Diderot
The story of... James Earl Ray and his notorious memorabilia
A memorabilia collection from the lawyer for James Earl Ray, who killed Martin Luther King, is to sell
The Story of... 'The most famous and important American editorial cartoon'
Expected to bring more than $100,000, this cartoon carried a simple message: unify against the French
First off the press... Mistral's '$29,000' Nobel-winning poem sells in Paris
This poem bagged Frederic Mistral a 1904 Nobel Prize - and this very special copy is another prize
'Grotesque connotations': the '$4,000' critique of presidential hopeful Nixon
Even before the Watergate scandal, President Richard Nixon's image had much room for improvement
Discover the battle to keep Nelson Mandela collectibles in South Africa
On Mandela's 93rd birthday, we reveal how important collectibles are being pulled from auction
The horror! Late collector's rare Wells and Lovecraft books are for sale
Philip K Dick, HP Lovecraft and HG Wells were among those revered by the publisher Jerry Weist...
Revealing the letter from a doomed marriage which changed history...
England's King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon wed on this day in 1509...