Books & Periodicals

Scarce complete small pamphlets produced by the fairy tales author Hans Christian Andersen come to auction ‘for first time’

A fine association copy of Ian Fleming’s You Only Live Twice was sold by Reeman Dansie (25% buyer’s premium) in Colchester on April 30.

Bibles from the Mulberry House sold well at Sworders in Stansted Mountfitchet

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Nine-strong collection of Georgian and Victorian games counts as a highlight of mixed auction

US auction offers lots ranging from mutiny on the Bounty to polar tales and a starry menu

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Event generates decent sales and a lively atmosphere during a busy weekend overall for collectors and dealers

Stelios Galatopoulos (1932-2022) was a respected Greek music critic (Cypriot-born) who was based in London.

Chiswick Auctions (26% buyer’s premium) held a sale titled The Art of Nature – a themed catalogue of art and antiques based on the natural world.

A postcard letter written by a survivor of the Titanic disaster sold for £230,000 (£300,000 with premium included) at Henry Aldridge & Son last month – a record for a letter related to the disaster.

Important mathematical work by young German genius Gauss makes a rare appearance at auction

Archives Fine Books was established in 1985, but since 2008 has been the baby of owners Hamish Alcorn and Dawn Albinger (Dawn is interviewed here).

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Books fair 'Firsts' got under way on May 15 with around 100 dealers exhibiting at the Saatchi Gallery in London.

An American library has announced the purchase of six “exceptional collections” including letters shedding light on the early British Atlantic slave trade that were originally sold at a UK auction.

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Letters found in family archive include first-hand accounts from St Helena in 1821