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Bidders cast sober judgment on an Alcoholics Anonymous rarity

25 September 2026

The first lot offered in Potter & Potter’s (20% buyer’s premium) auction in Chicago on September 10 was a 1939 first edition, first printing of 'Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism'.

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Shelley’s wanderer Wolfstein comes to a US saleroom

25 September 2026

First editions of the British author’s follow-up to his first novella are scarce and in high demand

Peter Rabbit's Almanac

Beatrix Potter family collection comes to auction in Cumberland 

11 September 2026

A group of books, letters and photographs from the family of Beatrix Potter’s (1866-1943) great-nephew, the late Brigadier John Heelis OBE (1921-2008), will come to auction next week.

Arabian Boundaries: Primary Documents

From two charity shops to auction – a 30-volume compilation nets £3000 for Oxfam

10 September 2026

A set of books purchased for less than £50 at a Cancer Research charity shop, and then immediately donated to an Oxfam store two doors down, were sold last week at auction for a hammer price of £2800.

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Another bite into Monreith House treats includes a Vampyre tale

07 August 2026

Following furnishings in Edinburgh, a Carlisle sale offers books from the library of Clan Maxwell seat

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Frankenstein second edition was the first to bear the author's full name

10 July 2026

Not a first edition of the horror classic but the version printed five years later is also sought after

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The Glasgow slums revealed by a pioneering photographer

03 July 2026

Thomas Annan’s famous book is now rated as ‘one of the finest photographic works of the 19th century’

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Not tiresome at all for a book fest

03 July 2026

While Jane Austen thought Bath to be wearying after six weeks, a two-day fair will keep visitors enthralled

Wuthering Heights first edition

Auction record for 19th century literature as Brontë sisters' book in rare cloth binding emerges

02 July 2026

An 1847 first edition of Emily Brontë’s 'Wuthering Heights' (together with 'Agnes Grey' by Anne Brontë) sold for £950,000 at Christie’s on June 30.

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The Farber collection: remarkable breadth and quality

26 June 2026

Raised in Miami Beach, Stephen Farber’s distinguished medical career took him to New York, St Louis, Ann Arbor, Charlottesville, and Toledo. And along the way, he bought books.

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Interview with Stephan Ludwig: A Forum for change

19 June 2026

London books, prints and wine specialist Forum Auctions was founded in July 2016 with the ambition of combining the best of the digital and the analogue worlds. A decade later, with all but one of the original team still on board, the company is preparing for two special anniversary sales. Founder and executive chairman Stephan Ludwig shares his views with ATG.

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Commanded to commit adultery

12 June 2026

Bidders spot copy of 1631 Barker bible that contains jaw-dropping mistakes missed in proof-reading

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Middle ages pages finder: very early bookmark sells at £7000

12 June 2026

Guided at £800-1200, a 10in (26cm) medieval ‘rotating’ or ‘register’ bookmark sold at £7000 at Semley Auctioneers (22% buyer’s premium) in Shaftesbury, Dorset on May 16.

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Kandinsky clinches it

05 June 2026

The illustrated book that Vasily Kandinsky published in 1913 under the title 'Klänge' (Sounds) is considered one of the finest examples of Expressionist literature.

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Lively Firsts brings in the crowds

29 May 2026

The ABA’s flagship fair boasted a strong turnout, international interest and a younger audience

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Author’s powers of Persuasion

29 May 2026

Two-in-one edition of the first and last Jane Austen novels had sat undisturbed in a hallway for over 50 years

Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair

International buyers boost latest Firsts book fair

20 May 2026

Buyers from overseas helped sales boom at the latest Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair this month.

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Dealer interview: ‘Interest is far, far bigger than even I imagined’

08 May 2026

Tom Ayling is an antiquarian book dealer based in Wallingford, south Oxfordshire, and is also a very successful social media star. Boasting over one million followers across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Facebook, he sat down with ATG to tell us all about his business and online presence.

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Works with a licence to thrill: book collectors' first editions in demand at auction

08 May 2026

Fine collection of British modern novels amassed over decades includes earliest editions with dust jackets

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Quentin Blake originals bring back fond memories at auction

08 May 2026

Arabel and her anarchic pet raven, Mortimer, were first introduced in 1974 on the children’s television show Jackanory.