Books and Works on Paper

Our regular listing of books and works on paper sales

Passed down through generations at the historic Hayes Plantation in Edenton, North Carolina, the only privately held Ratification copy of the American Constitution dating to 1787 sold for a whopping $9m (£6.94m).

First edition of Defoe’s final novel fought over by online bidders up to a hammer price of £16,000

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

This printed crepe paper ‘programme’ marks one of the key Suffragette rallies of the Edwardian era.

The spectacular Victorian and Edwardian firework displays conducted by the venerable Mitcham firm of James Pain & Sons were often accompanied by special silk souvenir programmes.

Among the most eagerly contested lots in a recent sale at Chorley’s (23.5/15/12.5/10% buyer’s premium) was a collection of early 20th century tattoo ephemera.

Manual relating to church charity schools is the latest example of its type to impress in a saleroom

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

Single-owner collection offered in south London reveals costumes and culture of the empire

This month enthusiasts can get an auction taster of a sporting archive ranked as among the very best

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

A rare set of Belgian tarot cards, c.1750, came from the Estate of Christopher Rayner, long-standing member of the International Society of Playing Cards and at various times secretary, chairman, vice-president and president of the society.

An eight-page account of the famous football match played on Christmas Day in the First World War during an unofficial truce was a highlight of a remarkable album compiled by Voluntary Aid Detachment Nurse Maude Alice Lineham (1883-1967).

A recent sale at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood (26% buyer’s premium) in Exeter included a late 15th century Italian manuscript that is thought to be a codex unicus.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

John Wallis was one of the leading publishers of board games in the early 19th century. One of them, Science in Sport, or the Pleasures of Astronomy, was first issued in 1804 and revised in 1815.