Collectables

A wide range of dealers are set to offer a variety of items at upcoming fairs

First editions are not always the be-all and end-all for collecting

A selection of stand-out lots coming up at a variety of auctions

Our regular listing of books and works on paper sales

Designs promoting exhibitions can be a great way to collect on a tight budget

Based on his own experiences and those of his clients, a seasoned rare books buyer offers advice on getting the most from the collecting journey

ATG meets Jeffrey Johnson, whose collection of classic ‘Whodunnits’ was recently on public display at the Grolier Club in New York

A rare lobby card for The Mummy was brought to life at an auction in Los Angeles

London dealership AntikBar brings a major collection of pieces relating to Intourist, the 20th century USSR travel company, to 'Firsts London' book fair.

Letters and postcard written by Antarctic expedition members were sent to New Zealand host family

Small books have long been objects of wonder. The history of tiny type can be traced back to the smallest cuneiform clay tablets of ancient Mesopotamia or the diminutive papyrus codices treasured by Christians in Roman Egypt.

The first ‘Thumb Bibles’, paraphrased or abridged versions of the good book, were published in the early 17th century – the London printer John Weever offering his 128- page An Agnus Dei, measuring just over 1in, in 1601.

Ladies and gentlemen of the Georgian period carried not only prayer books and bibles, but also books of poems and the annual miniature almanacs containing practical information on everything from the phases of the moon to the currency exchange rates of Europe.