Books & Manuscripts
Mary Queen of Scots 'sick note' beats estimate by 66.6%
Collectibles from Blair Castle sold this week, including a $7,835 Mary Queen of Scots 'sick note'
Salem witch trial document sells for $31,200 at NY auction
Hanged for 'witchcraft and sorceries', this document is a chilling reminder of the 1692 Salem witch trials
Salem witch trial auction: rare chance to own '$35,000' indictment
The auction of a Salem witch trial document offers a unique glimpse into America's past
Richard Nixon love letters exhibit at Presidential Library and Museum
Who'd have thought President Richard Nixon was such a romantic? A museum is exhibiting his love letters
RMS Titanic rare manuscript by crewman Charles Morgan sells in UK
Morgan, Titanic's assistant store keeper, perished when the ship sank - but this manuscript survives
Mary Queen of Scots' 'sick note' manuscript auctions in Edinburgh sale
This manuscript by Mary Queen of Scots uncovered at Blair Castle, Ayrshire, is auctioning next week
Charles II 'wanted poster' sold for $52,000 to resident of Boscobel, UK
The 'wanted poster' sold to a resident of the town where the future Charles II took refuge in a tree
Captain America movie costume to defeat all the rest at film memorabilia auction
A sale of the props and memorabilia from 2011's Captain America movie will star the hero's costume
Jean-Baptiste's 'master book on China' could bring $32,925 in Paris sale
This book by Jean-Baptiste Du Halde is for sale, and greatly affected France's attitudes towards China
War poet Richard Spender's manuscripts to be offered at Bonhams's books auction
'The Rupert Brooke of his generation' WWII war poet Richard Spender died aged just 21 in 1943
Abraham Lincoln wife's letter on the death of her son Willie comes to auction
President Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd were crushed by the death of their son Willie
William Colenso's microscope sent by J D Hooker goes up for sale in NZ auction
The microscope of scientist, explorer and missionary William Colenso is to sell later this month
