Books & Manuscripts
George Washington newspaper clippings to make $100,000?
George Washington's famous visit to the Touro Synagogue is immortalised in newspaper clippings
Siegfried Sassoon's Joy Bells set for auction at Bonhams
Siegfried Sassoon's Joy Bells attacks the complicity of the church during the first world war
William Norman maritime map to make $70,000 on December 5?
The 19th century maritime map by pilot William Norman maps the New England coast
Tintin 'Ottokar' first edition to lead Parisian auction
A first edition of Tintin adventure King Ottokar's Sceptre by Herge is valued at $33,500
Thomas Rowlandson's Comparative Anatomy up 220% in London
Thomas Rowlandson's Comparative Anatomy sold for $77,000 at Dreweatts and Bloomsbury
Copy of Napoleon's will auctions for $482,000 at Drouot
The only known copy of Napoleon's will sold with a 200% increase on estimate
Alexander Gardner's American civil war record to make $170,000?
Alexander Gardner's American civil war record leads the rare book sale at Skinner
The Rothschild Prayerbook set for record $18m auction with Christie's
Christie's offers The Rothschild Prayerbook, a masterpiece of Renaissance art
James Andrews' Jane Austen portrait could reach $234,500 at Sotheby's
James Andrews' Jane Austen portrait is the defining image of the beloved novelist
Unrecorded Book of Hours could auction for $1.3m at Christie's
An unrecorded Book of Hours leads the sale of rare and important manuscripts
Andre Suares' The Passion up by 41% at Swann Auction Galleries
Andres Suares' The Passion made $21,250 at the October 24 sale
Herman Melville's Moby Dick first edition headlines literature sale
Herman Melville's Moby Dick first edition features an estimate of $50,000
