Books & Manuscripts
British Library buys Europe's oldest book for $14.3m
The St Cuthbert Gospel, the oldest intact European book, has been sold to the British Library
Michael Lerner's book collection sale sees Ginsberg poem reach $74,500
The Michael Lerner Collection, featuring a rare Allen Ginsberg, sold at Bonhams yesterday
Rare Jewish prayer book to star with Matisse's Jazz at Christie's
Matisse's Jazz will feature alongside an extremely rare Jewish prayer book in New York next month
Birds of Europe book sells for $80,500 at New York auction
The Birds of Europe beat its estimate by 7.3% but wasn't the rare book auction's top seller
Greek Bible brings remarkable 2233% increase against estimate
A Greek Bible excerpt made a surprising $28,000 in a New York sale yesterday (April 12, 2012)
Declaration of Independence sells for $597,500 in Dallas
The recently discovered printing of the US Declaration of Independence beat its estimate by an impressive 70%
First class Titanic menu from ship's last lunch sells for $121,785
A first class menu from Titanic's last lunch has impressed at auction in the UK
Captain Scott Antarctic letter sells for $261,050 at Bonhams auction
Scott's harrowing Antarctic letter was joined at the auction by rare photographs from the expedition
TE Lawrence autographed Seven Pillars of Wisdom up 26.05% pa
A signed copy of a rare edition of TE Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom has sold for $80,000
Autographed Warlock music score beats estimate by 45.8% at Bonhams
Peter Warlock's autographed music score for The Curlew achieved £8,750 at the Bonhams auction
Can Birds of Europe beat $75,000 estimate at New York rare books auction?
John Gould's The Birds of Europe joins a famed American civil war sketch book at the auction
Titanic band leader letter has $200,000 estimate ahead of auction
The bravery of the Titanic band is expected to boost the asking price of this historic letter home
