A 467-year-old book which was the first about astronomy ever to be written in English has fetched a whooping £10,000 at auction. The 'incredibly scarce' first edition of The Castle of Knowledge ...

The book titled A pamflyt compiled of Cheese, contayninge the differences, nature, qualities, and goodnes, of the same was unpublished and unknown to archivists until it surfaced at auction in 2023.

Galileo continued writing in conversational language for his landmark 1632 work, Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del ...

ENGLAND'S OLDEST BOOK ON HUNTING; Edward, Duke of York's, "Master of Game," Written in the Fifteenth Century, Makes a Reappearance. Share full article. Dec. 5, 1909.

A book from Egypt that was written at the dawn of Christianity and is considered one of the oldest books in existence will go up for auction in June in London.. The Crosby-Schoyen Codex - written ...

The Crosby-Schoyen Codex - written in Coptic on papyrus around 250-350 AD, and produced in one of the first Christian monasteries - has an estimated sale value of $2.6 million to $3.8 million ...

(CNN) – One of the world’s oldest books is expected to garner more than $2.5 million at auction later this year. The Crosby-Schøyen Codex will go under the hammer at Christie’s Auction ...

The Crosby-Schøyen Codex, which is believed to have been written at one of the first Christian monasteries, could fetch up to $3.8 million, according to Christie's auction house.

(CNN) – One of the world’s oldest books is expected to garner more than $2.5 million at auction later this year. The Crosby-Schøyen Codex will go under the hammer at Christie’s Auction ...