Posted on Friday 1 June 2007
On Tuesday 6th June Christies will
be holding an auction of Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Architecture & 20th Century Avant-Garde books.
Expected to be the sale highlight of the day is the John Keats book, A Poetic Romance, which bears a printed dedication: "Inscribed to the Memory of Thomas Chatterton" and has a pre-sale estimate of £3,000 - £5,000.
Other high lots of the auction include a first English edition of Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of Four and The Holy Bible, conteyning the Old Testament, and the New, both estimated to sell for £2,000 - £3,000.
To view the entire catalogue for the auction please visit:
http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lfsearch/SearchResults.aspx?intSaleID=21148