Books & Manuscripts
The Very Hungry Caterpillar first edition to sell in San Francisco
First editions of The Very Hungry Caterpillar are extremely rare
Charles Darwin handwritten page makes $250,000
A handwritten page from Charles Darwin's Origin of Species sold on June 14
Tintin double page plate sells for $1.2m at Artcurial
The double page plate is from the Tintin story King Ottokar's Sceptre
Tintin double page illustration sells for $1.7m in Paris
A double page illustration from a Tintin comic headlined the October 24 sale
X-Men double page splash could sell for more than $75,000
The X-Men double page splash is among the best on the market
Eight page Gutenberg Bible could make up to $700,000
Eight pages of the Gutenberg Bible will auction in New York on June 19
Hand painted Koran page realises 123,233% increase on valuation
A page from a hand painted copy of the Koran sold for $69,000 in Sydney
Page from 'greatest illustrated manuscript ever produced' set for $5m Sotheby's sale
An illustrated page from a 16th century Persian manuscript will be auctioned next month