Jeremy Dibbell
Some highlights from the first two weeks' worth of October auctions:
October's book auction schedule is packed with interesting sales:
On 7 October Christie's New York offers
On 7 October Christie's New York offers
Retired FBI agent Robert Wittman's new memoir Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's
The sale of the first portion of the Arcana Collection was held this afternoon at Christie's London, for a total take of £8,169,800.
When I was in Charlottesville, VA in June for Rare Book School, I came across a book with a very interesting provenance during one of the bookshop jaunts
Christie's London will be auctioning the first part of what they're calling "the most valuable collection of illuminated manuscripts ever offered at auction" on 7 July.
The first sale of items from the James S. Copley Library will be held on Wednesday, 14 April at Sotheby's New York, and this is probably going to be the Americana sale to watch this year.
