Collectables

One New York saleroom that has been notably active in the book market during the Covid restrictions is Doyle (25/20/12.5% buyer’s premium). A recent sale included original illustrations for some well-known English children’s books.

A selection of upcoming lots of books, maps and prints from auctions taking place around the UK.

Dealers collaborate on catalogues – building on existing trends of pooling resources

Luxury edition adds rhyme and reason

In keeping with the convention of the time, autograph leaves of serialised novels were nearly always destroyed as soon as they were set in type.

Our regular listing of books and works on paper auctions the UK and Ireland.

A selection of prices for a wide range of Dickensiana sold at auction in the last three years.

A selection of upcoming lots of books, maps and prints from auctions taking place around the world.

Diligently researched and documented by a local collector, the late William Toplis, a wide-ranging PG Wodehouse collection offered by Freeman’s of Philadelphia featured books, manuscripts, artwork and much more besides.

Two outstanding works on paper – a letter by Robert Burns and a page from the manuscript for Charles Dickens’ 'Pickwick Papers' – headline the June offerings across the field of books, maps and prints.

The original names of the gold coins used by the indigenous tribes of Celtic Britain are unknown but collectors have dubbed them staters after the Greek coins that inspired them.

The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) is planning an unlimited succession of virtual fairs starting on the 29th of each month as it adapts to a world without traditional fairs.

Five different texts from 16th century Germany are bound up in this intriguing vexierbuch.

Gibson Antiques, owned by director of FACT Alastair Gibson, is selling a collection of antique fans at auction.

This 3ft (91cm) high hard-sided 'tik', or Torah scroll container is representative of the type used in the Sephardic tradition.

As the Scottish regiments went over the top on July 1, 1916 – the fateful First Day of the Somme – they were led into battle by the wail of bagpipes.

Our regular listing of British and Irish book auctions - all held online only for now because of the coronavirus alert.