Books and Works on Paper

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Collecting genre is being boosted by fresh bidders with deep pockets who work in the technology sector

A group of drawings which helped develop the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew have been temporarily blocked from export in the hope a UK buyer can step in.

Shown here is a copy in Latin of the 'Quirtii Horatii Flacci' opera, 1823, presented by Charles Dickens to his Latin tutor Richard Shiers (mentioned in a book titled 'The Life of Charles Dickens', p45).

'Antipodum, nobis, incognita': how a great southern land is labelled (“the Antipodes unknown to us”) in one of the first mentions in print.

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Album of watercolours by mysterious but talented Indian artist takes £90,000 at Scottish saleroom

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Tintin creator Hergé (1907-33) must have taken a shine to a Mr TL Ward, judging by a lot sold at an East Yorkshire auction.

Book specialist Simon Vickers is retiring from his full-time role at Lyon & Turnbull to become a consultant.

Almanacs became hugely popular as printing made them widely accessible

Heritage Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) in Dallas broke the record again for what it terms “the most valuable original work of comic book or fantasy art” during its four-day Comics & Comic Art sale held on June 22-25.

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After 2600 issues Ian McKay is hanging up his much-used quill. The column on this week’s pages is his last for ATG.

Inscription by AA Milne using his nickname boosts price of a limited-edition copy to £21,000

A bound volume presenting the first seven issues of Magic Comic issued by DC Thomson in 1939 proved a highlight in a Comic Book Auctions (19% buyer’s premium) sale of June 4.

Widely varying plans outlining a faraway harbour and a slice of rural Yorkshire bring saleroom surprises

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Illustrious names feature under portraits in a book about flying heroes from the Second World War

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