Rare Kierkegaard book to be auctioned
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A rare copy of Danish philosopher Soeren Kierkegaard's famed book, "Either/Or," will be sold at auction later this year, a Copenhagen auction house said Tuesday.
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A rare set of eight letters written by  George Washington to one of his generals in 1776 during the  Revolutionary War will be auctioned this month in New York,  Sotheby's said on Wednesday.
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A TEN-YEAR-OLD grilled cheese sandwich a Florida woman says bears the image of the Virgin Mary was back on eBay today after the internet auction house initially cancelled bids that went up to $US22,000 ($28,472).
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An extremely rare and well-preserved dinosaur nest containing fossil eggs with the embryos exposed goes up for auction this weekend, but at least one scientist is demanding the artifact be returned to a museum.
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A newly discovered handwritten letter and short story by Ernest Hemingway will be auctioned in December, but custodians of his estate have not granted permission for the works to be published.
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A rare 710-year-old copy of the Magna Carta, among the most important historical documents ever to hit the auction block, sold for $21.3 million on Tuesday at Sotheby's.
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A rare medal awarded to a carrier pigeon who flew top-secret messages from France to Britain during World War Two will be auctioned later today.
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A collection of books, photos and letters relating to Oscar Wilde are being sold at auction in London.
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A rare first edition of the Book of Mormon found in a home near Palmyra, the birthplace of the Mormon religion, fetched $105,600 at auction Wednesday.
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A rare signed first edition Harry Potter book sells for Â£19,700 at Christie's auction house in London.
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A rare autographed copy of the poem known as "'Twas the night before Christmas," which was estimated to fetch at least &#36;200,000, failed to find a buyer at an auction on Friday, Sotheby's said.
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Some of the world's most famous meteorites are up for sale in a New York auction called the first of its kind.
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An 800-year-old copy of the Muslim holy book, the Koran, is sold for a world record price of Â£1,140,500 at a London auction.
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Personal letters from people such as Napoleon and John Donne are being sold at auction.
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A rare autographed copy of the poem  known as "'Twas the night before Christmas," which was  estimated to fetch at least $200,000, failed to find a buyer at  an auction on Friday, Sotheby's said.
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NEW YORK - An auction of important manuscripts, letters and other items belonging to poet and playwright Oscar Wilde goes up for auction this month, the 150th anniversary of the ever-controversial Irish-born writer's birthday.    The 104-item collection, exhibited Thursday at Sotheby's Manhattan location, includes some of the most desirable items from the witty Wilde's holdings...
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A rare first edition of a Harry Potter book sells for Â£9,000 at an auction in London.