PARIS.- The 107-lot sale of Books & Manuscripts at Sotheby’s Paris on 18 May 2011 will include an extraordinary 113-page ensemble of unknown drafts by Robespierre, written at the height of the Terror; a fascinating collection of letters from the H…
Notable Names Highlight Clars February 2011 Auction
OAKLAND, CA.- Clars auctioneers, appraising and selling fine art and antiques since 1948, will offer collectors a two-day sale February 5-6, 2011, with important works of fine art, Asian art, furniture, jewelry, books, manuscripts and collectibles offe…
Trove of John F. Kennedy Photos Sold for Over $150,000 at Auction in New York City
NEW YORK (AP).- A trove of John F. Kennedy pictures by White House photographer Cecil Stoughton (STOW’-tuhn) fetched over $150,000 at a New York City auction. It included a rare image of Marilyn Monroe with the president and Robert Kennedy at a Democr…
Trove of John F. Kennedy Photos Sold for Over $150,000 at Auction in New York City
NEW YORK (AP).- A trove of John F. Kennedy pictures by White House photographer Cecil Stoughton (STOW’-tuhn) fetched over $150,000 at a New York City auction. It included a rare image of Marilyn Monroe with the president and Robert Kennedy at a Democr…
Sotheby’s Sets New World Record for a Printed Book at Auction with Audubon’s Birds of America
LONDON.- Moments ago, in a crowded saleroom in Sotheby’s New Bond Street galleries in London, a magnificent, rare, copy of John James Audubon’s Birds of America sold for £7,321,250, establishing a new world record price for any printed book …
Sotheby’s London To Hold a Sale of Magnificent Books, Manuscripts and Drawings
LONDON.- On 7th December Sotheby’s London will hold a sale of ‘Magnificent Books, Manuscripts and Drawings from the Collection of Frederick, 2nd Lord Hesketh, The Property of the Trustees of the 2nd Baron Hesketh’s Will Trust’. The …
Sotheby’s London To Hold a Sale of Magnificent Books, Manuscripts and Drawings
LONDON.- On 7th December Sotheby’s London will hold a sale of ‘Magnificent Books, Manuscripts and Drawings from the Collection of Frederick, 2nd Lord Hesketh, The Property of the Trustees of the 2nd Baron Hesketh’s Will Trust’. The …
Rimbaud, Verlaine, Mallarmé & Their Friends at Sotheby’s Sale of Books, Manuscripts & Precious Documents
PARIS.- Sotheby’s announce the sale in Paris on December 15 of an exceptional 180-lot collection of books, manuscripts, photographs and prints. The ensemble majors on three iconic poets – Arthur Rimbaud, Paul Verlaine and Stéphane Mallarmé –…
Rimbaud, Verlaine, Mallarmé & Their Friends at Sotheby’s Sale of Books, Manuscripts & Precious Documents
PARIS.- Sotheby’s announce the sale in Paris on December 15 of an exceptional 180-lot collection of books, manuscripts, photographs and prints. The ensemble majors on three iconic poets – Arthur Rimbaud, Paul Verlaine and Stéphane Mallarmé –…
1790 Census to Highlight Bi-Coastal Fine Books and Manuscripts Auction in October
LOS ANGELES, CA.- On October 4th, the attention of collectors will be focused on Bonhams Fine Books & Manuscripts sale. Simulcast to New York, the Los Angeles based sale is comprised of fine and rare first edition books, maps, manuscripts, and epheme…