Books & Manuscripts
Chinese calligraphy world record set in Beijing
A work by the 11th century scholar Zheng Gong set a Chinese calligraphy world record
Matsuo Basho haiku scroll up 150% on estimate
A haiku scroll by Japanese poet Matsuo Basho sold in London
Lewis Carroll 1865 issue of Alice to sell for $3m?
Lewis Carroll's 1865 first issue of Alice was withdrawn from shelves
General Lee's farewell address offered with $70,000 estimate
General Lee gave his farewell address to the confederate army in 1865
Matsuo Basho haiku scroll expected to make $22,000
Matsuo Basho handwrote the haiku scroll in the late 1600s
Proust male lovers archive offered at Sotheby's Paris
An archive of materials associated with Marcel Proust and his male lovers will sell on May 31
Tintin double page plate sells for $1.2m at Artcurial
The double page plate is from the Tintin story King Ottokar's Sceptre
Lewis Carroll's Alice first edition to lead New York sale
A two volume first edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice books will sell at Swann
The Little Prince watercolour to sell at Artcurial
A watercolour from The Little Prince is valued at $68,000
Reginald Scot's Discoverie of Witchcraft doubles estimate
Reginald Scot's Discoverie of Witchcraft realised $30,000 at Swann
Houdini and Lovecraft's Cancer of Superstition makes $33,500
Harry Houdini and HP Lovecraft collaborated on The Cancer of Superstition in 1926
Civil war photo album makes top sale at PBA Galleries
The US civil war photo album led an April 7 sale of rare Americana
