Gershwin’s musical sketch book is a $100,000 hit in California

ONE notable item from the Bonhams & Butterfields sale of March 23 was a rare copy of Jacques Gautier d’Agoty’s colour printed Anatomie de la Tête of 1748 that made $19,000 (£10,220) – but not the top price lot, a Gershwin sketchbook that made $100,000, or indeed several other interesting items.

Sold for $9500 (£5110) was an early 18th century manuscript version of the ‘Chronicle of the Princes…

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