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JFK's Bay of Pigs Top Secret letter
JFK’s Top Secret Bay of Pigs Letter to Auction
Three days after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion collapsed in Cuba, President John F. Kennedy signed a Top Secret letter directing General Maxwell Taylor to review U.S.
Les Ruines des plus beaux monuments de la Grece, 1758
Library of Economist Michael Kuczynski to Auction
The core of Sworders’ online Books, Manuscripts and Maps sale running through November 1 comes from the library of Michael Kuczynski.
Gene Cernan’s lunar surface-used cuff checklist
Gene Cernan's Handwritten Lunar Rover Repair Notes Sold for $510,000
A wrist-mounted checklist containing Gene Cernan’s handwritten instructions for repairing a damaged lunar rover fender has sold for $510,000 in RR Auction’s
Florence Nightingale's letters
Florence Nightingale Letters to Victorian Physicians to Auction
A cache of correspondence by the founder of modern nursing Florence Nightinga
The Thirty-Nine Steps
The Thirty-Nine Steps, The Hobbit, and William Jevons Letter: The Week in Rare Books
This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections advisor specializing in rare books and manuscripts as well a
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
First Edition Harry Potter Sold For $400,000 at Auction
A first edition first printing of J.K.
Collage-letter by André Breton addressed to Louis Aragon in 1918
André Breton Collage Letter Leads Rare Books Sale at Christie's
The Christie's online Rare Books and Manuscripts sale running October 27 through November 5 will feature engravings by Dürer and
Einstein's letter to mathematician Chaim Herman Müntz
Einstein Equation-Filled Letter Sold for $71,811
A handwritten letter by Albert Einstein filled with mathematical equations examining covariance and
Edgar Allan Poe carte de visite after Mathew Brady, as published by Edward Anthony in New York, c. early 1860s, known as the “Ultima Thule” portrait (estimate: $10,000-$15,000)
Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln Letters Lead University Archives Auction
An Edgar Allan Poe carte de visite from the early 1860s taken four days after the poet’s attempted suicide in 1848 features in University Archives’ online Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books &
Anton Chekhov signed autograph letter on The Seagull and his newfound fame
Chekhov Letter on Newfound Fame and Henry VIII Warrant Lead Autograph Auction
A handwritten letter by Anton Chekhov in Russian about the success of The Seagull and his consequent fame leads RR Auction’s Fine Autographs &