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Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

Australian dealer coming to the UK for Firsts describes the attractions of the Chelsea event

The London Map Fair, which bills itself as the world’s oldest and largest event of its kind, is widening its scope.

Amy Scanlon, head of Modern and Contemporary art at Sworders of Stansted Mountfitchet, discusses her affection for Bawden prints

A section of period costume and textiles that featured in a general sale at Thierry de Maigret (24% buyer’s premium) on March 24 produced some notable results for several well-preserved examples of 18th century costume.

A 13th century Mamluk (Egyptian or Syrian) manuscript on astronomy sold for a surprise £140,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) in south London on April 28.

West Sussex sale highlights – including a work detailing author’s obsession with bricklaying as a hobby

Our selection of eight lots from upcoming UK and Irish auctions.

I am very sorry to report the death of Chinese and Japanese ceramics dealer and expert Richard Barker at the age of 72.

Two moulds for making buttons, given by studio potter Lucie Rie (1902-95) to her cleaning lady, were sold at a London auction on March 29.

TEFAF New York returns this year to the Park Avenue Armory from May 12-16.

The picturesque spa town of Buxton in the Peak District will once again host its long-running annual fair.

The PBFA’s London International Antiquarian Book Fair takes place on May 20-21. Book dealer and PBFA publicity manager Jeremy Carson explains to ATG what to expect this year

So popular are Love Fairs’ events at both Brighton and Lingfield racecourses that organiser Donny Mann has added an extra annual fair to each event.

East Bristol Auctions is expanding with a new saleroom near Bath and plans to rebrand as Auctioneum.

On Friday, May 5, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $2037.99 / €1848.43 / £1617.46

A handwritten note signed twice by Abraham Lincoln written just days before winning the 1864 presidential election was the toast of University Archives’ (25% buyer’s premium) April 19 online auction in Connecticut.

Alan Chalmers of The Tennis Bookshop (established in 1988) has been awarded the United States Court Tennis Association’s 2023 George Plimpton Prize for his “fine work as a book dealer”.

Estimated at £15,000-20,000, this 8½in (22cm) Elizabeth I or James I pewter bell-based candlestick sold to a private UK collector bidding online for £25,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) as part of the Chapman collection at Bishop & Miller in Stowmarket on April 27.

Fair in Petworth benefits from its setting near to a famous National Trust’s property and an 'antiques destination' town