Auctions

Folio from the Book of Kings
16th-Century Folio from Persia’s "Book of Kings" Sells for $9.1 million
London - In a rare appearance at auction, a magnificent folio from the Shah Tahmasp Shahnameh has sold for £8,061,700 / $9,091,179.
Curious George by H.A. Rey, Estimate: $1,500-$2,500
Curious George, Cocktail Manuals, And Golf at PBA Galleries
Berkeley, California - On November 3, 2022 PBA Galleries will be hosting an auction with nearly 450 lots of illustrated children’s books, posters, graphic design, food & drink, and a wide selec
johannes kepler on movement of the planets manuscript
Auction Record For Douglass Letter and Kepler Map
New York - An important and previously unknown letter written by Frederick Doug
Robert Browning's (1812–1889) Poetical Works gifted to Ernest Shackleton
Shackleton's Copy of Browning's Poems Tops Explorers' Sale
Chicago - Potter & Potter Auctions' October 20th, 2022 Fine Books and Manuscripts sales event was a best seller in every way.
Charles Darwin manuscript
$800,000 Estimate for Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species Summary
New York – Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species (1859) is inarguably one of the most
orson welles' typewriter
Orson Welles' Typewriter and Willy Wonka Golden Ticket at Auction
London – Syd Barrett's rare handwritten lyrics for the Pink Floyd song Vegetab
Lithographic poster of the Forth Bridge
Space Selfie, Enigma Machine, and Frederick Douglass Letter: Auction Preview
Here are the sales I'll be keeping an eye on this week:
Autograph letter signed twice ("Al Capone", "Al"), to Bill Sells ("Friend Sells") Chicago, 14 January 1925
Al Capone Letters Reveal Glimpse Into Mobster's Mind
Chicago – Hindman will present one of the most significant groups of letters written by notorious American gangster Al Capone to ever come to market in it
George Washington boldly signed letter written at Continental Army winter headquarters in Morristown, N.J., in 1777,
JFK's Sword Plus Washington and Einstein Autographs Under the Hammer
Wilton, CT -- A 1777 battle letter signed by then-Continental Army Commander-in-Chief George Washingto
Harrison Schmitt, the Earth and the US flag, Eugene Cernan [Apollo 17], 7-19 December 1972
Historic Project Apollo Space Photos at Auction
As NASA looks again to the moon 50 years after the final Apollo 17 mission, groundbreak