George Washington Signed Books Hit Auction Block
- April 16, 2013 12:49
Seven books from George Washington's library at Mount Vernon, each signed by the president, will headline the June 4 sale of “The Library of a Distinguished American Book Collector” at Sotheby’s New York.
Sotheby’s says that it is “the largest group of books from Washington’s library to appear in a single auction since the Bishop John Fletcher Hurst sale in 1904.” Among the offerings is Washington's copy of Jonathan Swift’s The Beauties of Swift.
The 250-lot sale is expected to fetch around $5 million.
![Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.](/images/c/e2/2e/Jan20_Rape_of_Europa100x100_c.jpg "Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.")
