Hamlet unsold

A rare edition of Hamlet, printed in 1611, failed to meet its reserve price at auction in New York last night. The edition is one of only 19 copies of its kind and the only one remaining in private hands. . .

The book belonged to the late Viscountess Eccles, Mary Hyde, a New Jersey book collector who died last August at the age of 91. Christie's, which organised the sale, had estimated that it would fetch up to $2 million (£1.1 million), but the auction proved a disappointment.

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Posted by David on April 15, 2004 11:37 AM