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Mao Zedong signed menu
Historic Mao Zedong-Signed Banquet Menu Sold for $275,000
An official menu from the state banquet held in Beijing on October 19, 19
The 88-page manuscript
Unpublished Account of Two Englishmen's Journey Across Colonial America Sells For £30,000
An apparently unpublished account of a journey made by two Englishmen across colonial North America has sold for £30,000 at Chiswick Auctions in Lo
Cassell's Household Guide. Being a Complete Encyclopaedia of Domestic and Social Economy, and forming a Guide to Every Department of Practical Life. London, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, no date (about 1900?). Estimate: 3,000 - 4,000 SEK
Culinary Manuscripts and Rare Woodcuts in Books, Maps & Manuscripts Auction
Stockholms Auktionsverk's upcoming auction features more than 300 items dating back to the 15th century including maps, travelogues, and numerous ti
Chas. W. Pressler and A. B. Langermann. Map of the State of Texas
1879 Map of Texas Sold For Recordbreaking $705,000
Charles William Pressler and A.B.
Image of the Wife of Bath from Caxton’s second edition of The Canterbury Tales, placed above her description in the General Prologue
New Exhibition Tracks Influence of Geoffrey Chaucer Across the Centuries
A new exhibition will explore the lasting influence of Geoffrey Chaucer and
The newly discovered Einstein quotation
Newly Discovered Handwritten Quotation of Albert Einstein on the Purpose of Learning 
The Raab Collection has discovered and is offering for sale a previously unknown and defining statement in the hand of Albert
Jane Austen's copy of Curiosities of Literature
Jane Austen's Personal Signed Copy of Isaac D'Israeli’s Curiosities of Literature: $150,000 Auction Estimate
Sotheby’s is offering an exceedingly rare piece of
Jim Morrison's handwritten lyrics for The Doors' song L'America
Bob Dylan Artwork and Jim Morrison Handwritten Lyrics to Auction
RR Auction's Marvels of Modern Music auction features more than 250 items including Led Zeppelin autographs, art by
The Portico Library in Manchester
Portico Library Awarded £453,964 to Transform its Historic Building
The Portico Library in Manchester has successfully received support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for its project Reuniting the Portico Li
Some of the royal letters to clan chief The Mackintosh of Mackintosh
Royal Letters, Aristocratic and War Diaries, and Early Mountain Photography at Tennants
An outstanding archive of letters written to clan chief The Mackintosh of Mackintosh, the majority personal autographed letters from the British Royal Family, are coming up for auction in the Books