Books & Manuscripts
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation realises $2m
Investor David Rubenstein has bought a rare copy of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation
Unknown Jane Austen ring to exceed $47,000 at Sotheby's?
A Jane Austen ring which was previously unknown to scholars has surfaced
George Washington US constitution sets new world record at $9.8m
A book with George Washington's annotations on the US constitution will return home
Werner Rolevinck's Fasciculus Temporum sees $102,000 at auction
A rare copy of Werner Rolevinck's Fasciculus Temporum highlighted a June 21 sale
Beatrix Potter illustrations achieve $22,600 in UK sale
Illustrations from Beatrix Potter stood out among children's books and modern firsts
George Washington personal constitution notes to exceed $3m?
George Washington's personal, autographed notes on the constitution will star at Christie's
15th century Fasciculus Temporum to exceed $150,000?
A 15th century copy of the Fasciculus Temporum will be offered tomorrow (June 21)
Rare medieval Welsh manuscript to make $1m in London?
A rare medieval manuscript written in Welsh is to star at Sotheby's on July 10
Agatha Christie's cigarette case to auction for $15,640?
Agatha Christie gave the cigarette case to the man who found the unstable novelist in a hotel
Essex nuns' sex guidance manuscript set for auction
An 800 AD manuscript, providing sex guidance to a group of nuns in Essex, UK, will auction in July
Dickens-signed David Copperfield first edition sells for $95,340
Charles Dickens' personal signed first edition of David Copperfield has beaten its estimate by 22.5%
Gandhi memorabilia archive could bring $1.1m at Sotheby's
The Gandhi memorabilia archive, containing thousands of documents, will auction in July
