On 11 June, at 10:00 and 14:00 (there are two sessions), Sotheby's (New York) is holding an auction of Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana.
Of particular interest: lot 259, which includes William Faulkner's Nobel medal, as well as the manuscript of his acceptance speech. Estimate: US$500,000-1,000,000.
There's a lot of Fauklneriana, but also some David Foster Wallace letters, Terry Southern's marked-up Dr. Strangelove-screenplay, and even a nice-looking Babe Ruth (and others) signed commemortavive envelope.
Of course, I encourage you to bid, if you can, but for those of my readers who don't have the discretionary income for this sort of stuff but are in the New York City area, I remind you that you can view the items at Sotheby's through Monday -- worth a look.
Of particular interest: lot 259, which includes William Faulkner's Nobel medal, as well as the manuscript of his acceptance speech. Estimate: US$500,000-1,000,000.
There's a lot of Fauklneriana, but also some David Foster Wallace letters, Terry Southern's marked-up Dr. Strangelove-screenplay, and even a nice-looking Babe Ruth (and others) signed commemortavive envelope.
Of course, I encourage you to bid, if you can, but for those of my readers who don't have the discretionary income for this sort of stuff but are in the New York City area, I remind you that you can view the items at Sotheby's through Monday -- worth a look.