Advantageous Auctions at Sotheby's New York: Rare Books and Manuscripts including: -John Lennon’s Autograph Lyrics for A Day in the Life est. $500/700,000- -Important and Rare Documents and Letters from the James S. Copley Library, Including The Mark Twain Collection- -One of only six recorded copies of one of the earliest Broadside editions of the Declaration of Independence, likely the first to be printed in Massachusetts, est. $600/800,000
John Lennon’s Autograph Lyrics for A Day in the Life
est. $500/700,000
One of only six recorded copies of one of the earliest Broadside editions of the Declaration of Independence, likely the first to be printed in Massachusetts, est. $600/800,000
The James S. Copley Library: Arts & Sciences Including the Mark Twain Collection– A collection of original documents, letters and manuscripts that provides insight into key figures and events of history
*A treasure trove of original letters, manuscripts and photographs of the acclaimed author Mark Twain, including the unpublished “Family Sketch,” his most intimate and introspective memoir of his family and his own boyhood days, est. $120/160,000
Fine Books and Manuscripts
*Autograph letters by George Gershwin, Ayn Rand and Georgia O’Keeffe, as well as a highly important series of over forty autograph letters and postcards signed by René Magritte, est. $200/400,000
*A remarkable group of letters by J.D. Salinger, discussing everything from literature and health to movies and Chinese food, est. $100/150,000
Where: Sotheby’s New York, 1334 York Avenue (@72nd Street)
Public Exhibition: June 12 – June 17, 2010
Auctions: James S. Copley Library: June 17, 2010 at 10 am, 2 pm and 3 :30 pm
Fine Books and Manuscripts: June 18, 2010 at 10 am
*A treasure trove of original letters, manuscripts and photographs of the acclaimed author Mark Twain, including the unpublished “Family Sketch,” his most intimate and introspective memoir of his family and his own boyhood days, est. $120/160,000
Fine Books and Manuscripts
*Autograph letters by George Gershwin, Ayn Rand and Georgia O’Keeffe, as well as a highly important series of over forty autograph letters and postcards signed by René Magritte, est. $200/400,000
*A remarkable group of letters by J.D. Salinger, discussing everything from literature and health to movies and Chinese food, est. $100/150,000
Where: Sotheby’s New York, 1334 York Avenue (@72nd Street)
Public Exhibition: June 12 – June 17, 2010
Auctions: James S. Copley Library: June 17, 2010 at 10 am, 2 pm and 3 :30 pm
Fine Books and Manuscripts: June 18, 2010 at 10 am
