Bonhams

New York — One of Andy Warhol’s most important early artist books 25 Cats Name[d] Sam and One Blue Pussy printed in New York in 1954 by Seymour Berlin, sold for US$106,562 at

London — Like many classics of world literature, Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales has appeared in many guises over the centuries.

Here are the sales I'll be watching this week:

New York — The artist Georgia O’Keeffe – the mother of American Modernism – had a long love affair with New Mexico.

London — Many great figures of the past had an amanuensis, the humble, often anonymous, scribe or secretary who recorded their thoughts and sayings for posterity.

New York — People who bought Suzie Frankfurt’s 1959 cookbook, Wild Raspberries looking for culinary inspiration were in for a surprise.

Here are the auctions I'll be watching this week:

London — The handwritten journal of Colonel Christopher Rigby, British Consul on Zanzibar, recording his strenuous attempts to put a stop to the business of slavery in the Sultanate, and his succes

A quieter week coming up in the salerooms, but there are still a couple of auctions to watch:

London — One of the great problems for early Antarctic explorers was what to do in the winter.