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A 1920 tour contract guaranteeing George Herman 'Babe' Ruth $10,000 for 10 exhibition games in Cuba…
An archive of correspondence relating to the Kennedy political dynasty is expected to sell for £2,…
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A Harry Potter first edition bought for £10 in 1997 has been sold by Hansons for £55,104 to a private UK online buyer. The hardback copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, from the first Potter book print run in 1997, was spotted in a bargain bucket in a shop in the…
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 Tennants Auctioneers. It is very unusual to have such a vivid and detailed account written by an enlisted soldier rather than an…
A Charles Dickens presentation copy joins Abraham Lincoln's signed Carte De Visite and an unmailed 1963 Christmas Card signed by John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy at Heritage's December 15 Historical Platinum auction.
Goldin's December Pop Culture Auction will feature three first-appearance Marvel comic books of Wolverine, Iron Man and the X-Men.The auction is headlined by the 1974 Marvel Incredible Hulk #181, the first full appearance of Wolverine, and the only appearance of Wolverine as John Romita…
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 this week.
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 copy of the July 17, 1790 issue of the Gazette of the United States, which contains the first…
Swann's Illustration Art auction returns on December 14 featuring artwork published in a wide variety of magazines and books, as well as work from calendars, posters, costume and fashion design, cartoons, and more.
An etching by Rembrandt which is supposed to depict Faust in his study goes under the hammer next week at Kiefer.
An official menu from the state banquet held in Beijing on October 19, 1956, commemorating the first state visit of Prime Minister Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy of Pakistan to China, has been auctioned for $275,000 at Boston-based RR Auction.
Our Compelling Collections series continues today with Joy Bivins, director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, part of The New York Public Library in New York City. What is the mission of your library?
