Books & Manuscripts
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo lap desk and quill to auction in Nebraska
The lap desk used to write the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo will sell on September 7
1848 Declaration of Independence to be sold in UK auction
An 1848 copy of the US Declaration of Independence is to be auctioned in the UK on May 24
George Washington's Acts of Congress to make $2-3m at Christie's
A copy of Acts of Congress annotated by George Washington will bring $2-3m at Christie's in June
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
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%
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
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'
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
Audubon's Birds of America complete octavo edition perches at the top of auction
In another format, John James Audubon's Birds of America is the most valuable book in the world
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque by Edgar Allan Poe sold for $21,240
Poe's Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is a favourite of book collectors, including Johnny Depp
First edition of Hemingway's Three Stories & Ten Poems leads California book auction
Hemingway's Three Stories & Ten Poems will sell alongside some first edition James Bond books
The story of... James Earl Ray and his notorious memorabilia
A memorabilia collection from the lawyer for James Earl Ray, who killed Martin Luther King, is to sell
