Books & Manuscripts
American civil war archive to lead January 16 sale in San Francisco
The American civil war archive features contemporaneous diaries and photographs
Chatam Sofer handwritten pamphlet to auction for $160,000?
A pamphlet handwritten by the Chatam Sofer is to headline a sale of rare Judaica
Beethoven manuscript score selling for $271,000
Bidding on the Ludwig Van Beethoven manuscript score is to close on January 15
Books and manuscripts market - 2013 auction review
We review the big 2013 auction sales in the books and manuscripts market
Charles Darwin's Beagle narrative makes $24,500 in London
Charles Darwin's Beagle narrative headlined an antiquarian books sale at Dreweatts and Bloomsbury
Proust's Du Cote de chez Swann up 100% at Sotheby's Paris
Proust gave the first edition copy of Du Cote de chez Swann to his lover
TE Lawrence 'Cranwell' edition of Seven Pillars of Wisdom to auction
A rare 'Cranwell' edition of TE Lawrence's book is valued at $33,000 ahead of an Edinburgh sale
Christopher Robin's Braces by EH Shepard sells for $112,500
Two illustrations by Shepard, including Christopher Robin's Braces, sold in London on December 10
Cameron's Val Prinsep album breaks photographer's auction record
Julia Margaret Cameron's Val Prinsep album sold for $399,000 - up 60% on the previous record
Joyce's Dubliners first edition makes $141,500 at Sotheby's
A first edition copy of James Joyce's Dubliners was owned by bibliophile H Bradley Martin
James II Newton's 'Principia' brings $2.5m to Christie's auction
A copy of Isaac Newton's 'Principia' presented to King James II beat its estimate by 320%
Japanese Pearl Harbor report auctions for $425,000 at Christie's
The Japanese report on the attack on Pearl Harbor was compiled by the pilot who led the assault
