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An extraordinary and tender series of letters from the presiding
genius of 20th century poetry and author of The Waste Land, T.
S. Eliot (U.S.,1888-1965), to his godson, Tom Faber, will be sold
by the Faber publishing family this autumn. Bonhams will auction
the private and largely unpublished correspondence with inscribed
first editions of the poet’s work on Tuesday 20 September at 101
New Bond Street.

Sotheby’s and Aulden Cellars have annonced the fall wine
sales schedule, leading the season with Finest and Rarest
Wines, including an important offering from the renowned
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars of Napa Valley (September 17, 2005),
followed by a single-owner sale of Finest Burgundy and Rh™ne
from an Extraordinary Private Cellar (November 5, 2005)
and Finest and Rarest Wines (December 3, 2005).

Sotheby’s has annpunced the sale of a collection of items
from the luxurious Monaco residence of Dame Shirley Bassey,
the legendary, big-voiced songstress who has enjoyed five
decades at the top of the music industry.