J.R.R. Tolkien's desk which he used while working at Merton College in Oxford has been sold today for £330,200 at Christie’s after spirited bidding, making more than six times its £50,000 low estimate.The late 19th century roll-top mahogany and satinwood desk is one of only two desks known to have…

The Victor Gulotta Collection of H. G. Wells is one of two major private collections offered at Heritage Auctions' December 15 Rare Books Auction.

The final letter written by Mary, Queen of Scots before her execution will go on public exhibition in Perth Museum in Scotland next year.At 2am on February 8, 1587, Mary penned what is believed to be her last letter, writing to her brother-in-law in France to put her affairs in order. Her execution…

Heritage Auctions is offering Frank Frazetta’s Conan the Conqueror (Berserker) as the leading lot today in its Hollywood & Entertainment auction.

Albert Einstein’s correspondence with mathematician Chaim Herman Müntz has sold at auction for SEK 1,175,000  ($126,000) at Stockholms Auktionsverk's Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts Sale contributing to making the auction its most successful book sale with total sales reaching nearly SEK 8.…

Christie's' Valuable Books, Manuscripts and Photographs auction on December 10 will feature 205 lots including a selection of 100 works from the library of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM). Proceeds will be directly invested into the RSM to modernise spaces, enhance digital platforms, and expand…

A collection of manuscripts, draft illustrations, and correspondence relating to Winnie-the-Pooh, A. A. Milne, and Ernest Shepard runs at Bonhams online until December 18.Leading the items is an early autograph manuscript of The Hums of Pooh by Milne which was published in 1929 comprising the title…

Sotheby’s will present the first selection from the important private collection of Barry Yampol today which is led by an edition of Pliny the Elder’s Natural History with an estimate of $900,000-$1,200,000. 

This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections advisor specializing in rare books and manuscripts as well as fine photography and prints.

A 1903 edition of The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum signed by Judy Garland goes under the hammer in Heritage Auctions' Hollywood & Entertainment auction December 9-10.The copy was presented to Diane Catherine, the daughter of Garland’s private tutor, and Garland’s lengthy handwritten…