Books and Works on Paper

Two beautifully illustrated, illuminated and finely bound manuscripts offered at Forum Auctions (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) featured the works of Edmund Spenser.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

Simple, undated note by the Beethoven bought for $220,000 at Heritage auction by a big fan

Sold for €160,000 (£144,145) was a letter sent by Félix Régamy to his brother Frédéric including a drawing of Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine in England.

First edition of Napoleon Hill’s 'Think and Grow Rich' sells at auction

Signed by the author and all members of the cast, the stage manager and the props manager, a 1943, Heinemann first of 'Present Laughter' was one of two Noel Coward plays that made up a lot sold for £1600 via thesaleroom.com in a Toovey’s (24.5% buyer’s premium) auction.

Signed and inscribed Marilyn Monroe photo to 'Joe' poses an auction puzzler

Running to 600 lots, a sale held by Dominic Winter (20% buyer’s premium) included a great many maps and prints alongside books.

Dealership offers items from the excellent Sir William McAlpine collection at Forum Auctions

Shown below is a page from another early railway-related work that did well at auction.

A 1640, first English language edition of Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince, in a translation by Edward Dacres, was bid to $38,000 (£29,010) in a US sale.

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Nineteenth century travel accounts by European visitors are sold in London auction

Mounted in an autograph book that was compiled from 1937 onwards by Miss Joyce Cartmell, a sketch of Christopher Robin was a highlight of a Yorkshire sale.

There were, inevitably, a few copies of Charles Dickens’ much-loved tale, 'A Christmas Carol', on offer at auction as the big day approached.

Two of the best-selling literary lots in a New York sale were copies of Jane Austen novels.

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Controversial school sale of library books and manuscripts includes an Irish/Latin surprise

Presenting, as always, huge numbers of lots – some 2800 this time, an auction held by Reiss & Sohn (19% buyer’s premium) produced some notable prices.