Auctions
At PBA Galleries on December 14, an 1813 six-sheet chart of the Pacific and Indian Oceans realized $68,750; it had been estimated at just $3,000–5,000.
Steve Soboroff’s remarkable collection of typewriters reali
At Sotheby's New York on Monday, December 18, 128 lots of Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation, the last of this series of sales to benefit several charitable organizations. Lots…
A Harry Potter first edition bought for £10 in 1997 has been sold by Hansons for £55,104 to a private UK online buyer.
A rare record of army life in the 19th century in the form of an archive of letters written by a soldier has sold for £6,500 in the Books, Maps and Manuscripts Sale at
A Charles Dickens presentation copy joins Abraham Lincoln's si
An archive of personal letters and writings by Henry Miller as well as his favorite blue bathrobe and paintings, goes under the hammer at Guernsey's t
Hindman's online sale of American Historical Ephemera & Photography ends on Monday, December 11. The 350 lots include a collection of about 50 Civil War maps, expected to sell for $2,000–3,000; a…
An official menu from the state banquet held in Beijing on October 19, 19
Manuscript material and inscribed copies from a wide range of 20th century writers at auction with Sotheby's includes signed Jack Kerouac letters, inscribed c
