New York, Paris, London | 12 June–10 July 2024

Book Week

Sotheby’s is pleased to announce Book Week, taking place in June 2024. Following the successful launch of Book Week in 2023, we are delighted to once again present this global sale series that draws together our Paris, London, and New York locations. 

The lots—offered over numerous auctions in three countries—boast many notable works across a range of categories including important printed and manuscript Americana and other historical documents, exceptional examples of literature spanning continents and centuries, iconic illustrations, and much more. Through these sales, we are proud to bring to the market a remarkable array of material sure to appeal to seasoned collectors as well as those new to this category.

Auction Calendar

Exhibition Information

  • Apr4 Apr10

    London

  • Jun21 Jun26

    New York

  • Jun21 Jun26

    Paris

  • Jul5 Jul9

    London

  • Hours

    Monday–Friday | 9:00 AM–4:30 PMSaturday | 11:00 AM–5:00 PMSunday | 12:00 PM–5:00 PM

    Location

    34-35 New Bond Street London W1A 2AA UK

Books & Manuscripts Available to Buy Now

Type: retail
E. Hallam Moorhouse
Letters Of The English Seamen
3,500 USD
Type: retail
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Complete Works Of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1,900 USD
Type: retail
Various Authors
Collection of Children's Books Including The Roly-Poly Pudding and A Little Boy Lost
1,500 USD
Type: retail
Herbert Cescinsky
English Furniture Of The Eighteenth Century
2,250 USD
Type: retail
Charles Dickens
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2,500 USD
Type: retail
Various Authors
Collection of American Literature Works Including The Prince of India and Tales of Men and Ghosts
2,500 USD
Type: retail
Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Man in Lower Ten
1,250 USD
Type: retail
Various Authors
Collection of American Poetry Works including The Song of Hiawatha and November Boughs
3,125 USD
Type: retail
The Letters Of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl Of Chesterfield
950 USD
Type: retail
Richard Brathwait
Barnabae Itenerarium
1,400 USD
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