Collectables

This copy of 'The Night Land' (1912) is a presentation first inscribed on the front endpaper 'Mrs N. Harrison from William Hope Hodgson, Nov 28th /12'.

Chiswick Auctions set what is thought to be a record for a Dunhill lighter when a silver and enamel ‘fancy shape’ pocket lighter and watch hammered at £19,000.

UK bidder competes with US counterpart for horological pamphlets published in London and Madrid

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

Pictured here is the autographed sketch and signature, of Alfred Maltby (1842-1901), an English actor and costume designer, which features in a 19th century album containing signatures of the acting, literary and musical greats of the day.

In recent years, Germany has often shown itself to be a vibrant market for enamel signs, attracting international bidders who on several occasions have been willing to invest six-figure prices when rare pieces come under the hammer.

A c.1891 cabinet card that captures a significant episode of both Native American and US history realised six times its low estimate at Grant Zahajko Auctions (27% buyer’s premium).

How do you end up selling antique weapons and can you do it full-time to make a living? From swords and sabres to pistols and machine guns, we spoke to six arms dealers who attended the International Birmingham Antique Arms & Militaria Fair in September to find out how they got into the trade and how their business is faring

By the 15th century the mechanical clock age had dawned but time had not entirely been called yet on the sundial.

The latest Library Sale at Cheffins in Cambridge included a rare French map documenting the campaign of ‘Charles Edward Prince de Galles’ in 1745-46.

A collection of banknote essays, designs and specimens from engraving and printing firm Bradbury Wilkinson & Company comes for sale at Special Auction Services in Newbury on November 27.

The principal contribution made by James Stirling (1692-1770) to the history of mathematics is the Methodus Differentialis, a paper first published in 1730.

City and United player once mired in a bribery scandal but who played until 49 is today a major draw at auction

Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson is offering something tasty at Bonhams Knightsbridge this week: a few morsels from of his own collection.

It’s a busy time for Peter Harrington. Hot on the heels of opening its Upper East Side gallery in New York, the rare book dealership is launching a loan exhibition on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein's monster and a new catalogue.

This early original carte de visite-sized photograph depicting 11 members of the Australian cricket touring party to England 1884 was a stand-out result from an auction offering 500 items from one of the trade’s stalwart books dealers.