Auctions

A rare first edition and author’s presentation copy of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species from 1859 has sold for £305,200, over double its estimate, at Bonhams.
Highlights from Swann Galleries' March 21
Swann Galleries’ May 23 Focus on Women sale is really a story about stories. It marks the fifth in the series since the New York-based auction house launched its successful inaugural sale in July…
Earlier this year, the pioneering, full-service auction house Hindman announced a merger with venerable 200-year-old Philadelphia-based Freeman’s. The union of these two pre-eminent businesses has…
At ALDE on Tuesday, March 19, 192 lots of Livres de Gastronomie, including two manuscript volumes documenting the menus and food expenditures of the French royal court: the volume for 1680 is…
Given only six weeks to create the Star Wars movie score, composer John Williams ended up with 88 minutes of music which translated to about 800 pieces of sheet music.
At New England Book Auctions on Tuesday, March 12, 229 lots of Fine Books & Ephemera, with the usual wide range of material. Heritage Auctions sells 126 lots from Neil Gaiman's Comics & Comic…
The Pattie Boyd Collection's 116 lots will be offered by Christie’s online March 8 - 22, providing a window into the private world of the model, muse, photo
Lawrences’ spring auction of Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Photography on March 21 includes a menu signed by
The shirt worn by Colin Firth for his lake swim in the BBC television production of Pride