Fine Books and Manuscripts including Property from the Eric C. Caren Collection
New York’s summer auction of Fine Books and Manuscripts begins with a compelling selection of books, letters, archives, newspapers, broadsides, and other printed and manuscript artifacts from the Eric C. Caren Collection, illustrating “How History Unfolds on Paper.” Other important properties in the sale include the autograph manuscript of a Sherlock Holmes story, “The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter,” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ($350,000 – 450,000), a 1794 signed indenture granting land for the use and benefit of the African Free School ($250,000 – 350,000), a letter signed by Adams, Franklin, and Jefferson establishing diplomatic relations with Sicily ($900,000 – 1,200,000), and other important items related to Americana, American and English Literature, and cultural history.
12pm
Sotheby's - New York
1334 York Avenue
New York, NY
40.7662984, -73.9537155
Sotheby's - New York
