Victorian travel journal is entertaining read
A newly-discovered 150-year-old Victorian travel journal has been compared to film Trains, Planes and Automobiles by auction house, Hansons, thanks
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Books
T. S. Eliot signed book in Cotswolds sale
A rare inscribed and signed copy of T.S Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats will go under the hammer
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Signed Harry Potter books could cast spell in sale
A chance meeting with Harry Potter author JK Rowling 23 years ago could spark an auction windfall for a retired
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Bibliophile’s collection enters new chapter
A remarkable private collection of books put together over a lifetime by an avid bibliophile was sold in a single-owner
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David Stather Library books in sale
The David Stather Library, a remarkable private collection put together over a lifetime, is to be sold in a single-owner
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First Edition Jane Austen novels sell for thousands
Five first-edition novels by Jane Austen from the early 19th century have sold for a total of £181,000 in a
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Rare Harry Potter book could be magic
A Harry Potter-mad teenager won the rarest Potter book ever seen by a books expert – and it could deliver
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Jazz memorabilia at Peter Harrington
Rare and antiquarian book seller, London-based Peter Harrington has released their new catalogue, which seeks to evoke the ephemeral moment
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Rare 17th-century books of Dutch exploration in sale
Two volumes bound in one of two key works in the history of Dutch exploration in the 17th century are
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Antique agricultural library covers centuries of farming
This September, Tennants Auctioneers will sell The Glaisdale Agricultural Library: The Private Collection of a Yorkshire Agriculturalist in a single-owner sale.
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