Books & Manuscripts

Christie's holds the world auction record price for any book, $8.8 million for Audubon's Birds of America (March 2000) and for any manuscript, for Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Hammer ($30.8 million; October 1994). In fact, Christie's holds the world auction record in virtually every collecting category of books and manuscripts, including those for incunabula, literature, illuminated manuscripts, children's books, natural history, and a library. Over the past five years, a Christie's team of highly experienced and extremely knowledgeable specialists has secured more than half of the global book auction market by value.

Upcoming Sales from this department

  • Apr 2010 20 2:30pm

    SALE 5623|
    Paris
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    Importants Livres Anciens, Livres d'Artistes et Manuscrits

  • May 2010 18 10am & 2pm

    SALE 2317|
    New York, Rockefeller Center
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    Books & Manuscripts

  • May 2010 21 2pm

    SALE 5456|
    London, South Kensington
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    Photobooks

  • Jun 2010 2 11am

    SALE 7854|
    London, King Street
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    Books

  • Jun 2010 2 2:30pm

    SALE 7912|
    London, King Street
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    Books

  • Jun 2010 7 10:30am & 2pm

    SALE 5475|
    London, South Kensington
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    Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts

  • Jun 2010 22 10am & 2pm

    SALE 2328|
    New York, Rockefeller Center
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    Books & Manuscripts

  • Jul 2010 7 10:30am

    SALE 5459|
    London, South Kensington
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    Sporting Books

  • Jul 2010 7 2:30pm

    SALE 7911|
    London, King Street
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    Books

  • Nov 2010 10 3pm

    SALE 5607|
    Paris
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    Importants Livres Anciens, Livres d'Artistes et Manuscrits

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