Napoleonic Signal Book sails to thousands
A selection of books, envelopes, letters and autographs performed well in a recent sale at Shrewsbury’s Halls Fine Art book
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Books
Harry Potter cast signed book in sale
A film production copy of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, signed by all leading cast members of the
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Harry Potter auction will be world first
A Staffordshire auction house is to hold what it believes is the world’s first dedicated Harry Potter auction, featuring five
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Three centuries of books, manuscripts and photographs
A wide-ranging auction of works from the 12th to 21st centuries entitled ‘books, manuscripts, photographs: from the Middle Ages to
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Rare 17th-century copybook make thousands in sale
A rare 17th-century copybook demonstrating calligraphy, handwriting and arithmetic has sold for a hammer of £35,000 in a recent sale
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First edition A Christmas Carol makes thousands
A first edition of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ has sold at a North Yorkshire auctioneer for a hammer of £4,200.
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Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association expands ‘Firsts’
The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association (ABA) is pleased to unveil an expansion of their ‘Firsts’ fair brand to include three upcoming
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Ignatius Sancho account of slavery in sale
One of the earliest first-hand accounts of slavery, by the first Briton of African descent known to vote in England,
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Harry Potter ‘car boot book’ could make thousands
A rare Harry Potter first edition, destined to be sold at a car boot sale with a 50p price tag,
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Golda Meir map of Israel in sale
A 17th-century map of Judea and the Holy Land once presented to former Israel prime minister Golda Meir during a
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