June–July 2025 • New York, Paris, London

Book Week

S otheby’s is pleased to announce its Book Week sales drawing together our Paris, London, and New York locations. The lots—offered over numerous auctions in three countries—boast many notable collections and works across a range of categories including important printed and manuscript Americana and other historical documents, exceptional examples of literature spanning continents and centuries, iconic illustrations, and much more.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.

Calendar

On View

  • Jul4 Jul11

    London

  • Hours

    Friday, 4 July | 09:30 AM–16:30 PMMonday, 7 July | 09:30 AM–16:30 PMTuesday, 8 July | 09:30 AM–16:30 PMWednesday, 9 July | 09:30 AM–16:30 PMThursday, 10 July | 09:30 AM–16:30 PM (Bibliotheca Brookeriana only)Friday, 11 July | 09:30 AM–14:00 PM (Bibliotheca Brookeriana only)

    Location

    34–35 New Bond Street, London W1A 2AA, UK

Books & Manuscripts Available to Buy Now

Type: retail
Robert Frost
Collected Poems of Robert Frost 1939 | Signed by Frost
3,200 USD
Type: retail
Winston Churchill
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Signed by Churchill
6,000 USD
Type: retail
Demosthenes
Logoi, Kai Prooimia Dēmēgorika, Kai Epistolai, Syn Tais Exēgesesin Ōphelimotatais, Tou Oulpianou Rētoros
2,500 USD
Type: retail
Joseph Heller
Catch 22 First Edition with Signed Typescript
2,595 USD
Type: retail
Hunter S. Thompson
Hell’s Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs First Edition
6,000 USD
Type: retail
Agatha Christie
Cards On The Table Signed First Edition
3,325 USD
Type: retail
Thucydides
Peri Tou Peloponnêsiakou Polemou Biblia Oktô
2,500 USD
Type: retail
Epictetus
The Discourses
2,250 USD
Type: retail
Joachim Camerarius, Sophocles
Σοφοκλεους Αι 'επτα Τραγωδιαι (Sophocles' Seven Tragedies)
3,000 USD
Type: retail
Edgar Allan Poe
The Raven and Other Poems
33,000 USD
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Type: featured
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Type: featured
Category: Books & Manuscripts
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Type: video
Category: Books & Manuscripts
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Type: featured
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Type: featured
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