Books & Manuscripts
Unique Italian Picatrix copy to sell for $68,000 in Verona?
The unique Italian copy of the Picatrix will lead a sale on July 10
Herman Melville's Moby Dick first edition achieves 166% increase
The first edition copy of Herman Melville's Moby Dick led a sale of literature on June 19
Conan Doyle's Black Peter auctions for $317,000 at Christie's New York
Conan Doyle's Black Peter led a sale of books and manuscripts on June 19
Burmese Kamawa-sa Buddhist texts to headline at PBA Galleries
The 19th century Burmese Kamawa-sa Buddhist texts could make up to $15,000
Wilde's Importance of Being Earnest auctions for $93,500 at Bonhams
Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest was given to his prison governor
Caxton's Histories of Troye to auction with $1.3m estimate on July 15
Caxton's Recuyell of the Histories of Troye is the first book ever printed in English
Joseph Conrad autograph manuscript is estimated at $102,000 at Sotheby's
An autograph manuscript will lead a sale of materials pertaining to Joseph Conrad
Saint-Exupery signed Little Prince valued at $150,000
Saint-Exupery signed the copy of The Little Prince shortly before he was killed in action
Thomas Talbot Bury's Six Coloured Views leads railwayana auction
Two copies of Thomas Talbot Bury's Six Coloured Views made $12,000
Ulysses first edition smuggled out of Paris to see $33,500
The first edition copy of Ulysses was read aloud to the young Vladimir Nabokov
Conan Doyle's Black Peter manuscript to highlight auction at Christie's
The original manuscript for Conan Doyle's The Adventure of Black Peter could make $350,000
Ferdinand Verbiest's world map makes 20% over estimate in San Francisco
Ferdinand Verbiest's map of the world was first published in China in 1674
