Books & Manuscripts
Ptolemy's 1482 Cosmographia set to make $1.2m?
Ptolemy's 1482 Cosmographia leads a selection of rare manuscripts at Sotheby's
Charles Philipon's La Caricature could realise $24,000 in London
Charles Philipon's La Caricature headlines a collection of early satirical publications
Martin Luther King's Dexter Avenue address notecards realise $31,500
Notecards from Martin Luther King's Dexter Avenue address topped an October 17 sale in NY
Great Gatsby first edition auctions for $47,000 at Heritage
A first edition of F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby led rare books in New York
Kurt Godel's landmark paper achieves $69,000 in Los Angeles
Kurt Godel's 1931 landmark paper headlined Bonhams' rare books auction
La Gazette du Bon Ton plates to headline October 24 sale in New York
La Gazette du Bon Ton featured early examples of couture fashion design
Ian Fleming's Casino Royale first edition hammers for $15,600
Ian Fleming's Casino Royale headlined PBA Galleries October 10 sale
George Washington's Thanksgiving proclamation to sell for $12m?
Washington's Thanksgiving proclamation may be the most valuable American document
Inscribed On the Road book set to see $12,000 in Beat auction
An inscribed copy of Jack Kerouac's On the Road is made out to the author by Neal Cassady
William Faulkner 'Mohawk" manuscript stars at $20,000 with Bonhams
The manuscript of William Faulkner's Drums Along the Mohawk will sell with a B Traven screenplay
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to lead October 10 sale with $15,000 estimate
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein will lead PBA Galleries' Beats, Counterculture and Avant Garde sale
Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan makes $18,000
Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan highlighted a sale of fine and rare books at PBA Galleries on September 26
