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September 13, 2006: Ben Jonson’s Signed Volumes Sold at Philip Weiss’s Auction
"Athenaeus by the Seventeenth Century English writer Ben Jonson, with his signature and writings in the margins, sold for $5,775 at a three-day estate sale conducted by Philip Weiss Auctions this summer."
"'This book would have been valuable without Jonson's signature, but the fact that it was signed and had notations in the margins made it extremely desirable to collectors,' said Philip Weiss, owner. 'It was a standout lot in a sale that saw more than 2,000 items change hands over the course of a long but happy weekend.'"
