Books & Periodicals
Collection of Polar explorer who sailed with Scott to the Antarctic comes to auction
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood is offering a number of items from the collection of Francis Edward Charles Davies (1885-1952).
Real life Harry Potter to sell his first edition copy of Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone
A 33-year-old man named Harry Potter has consigned his copy of 'Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone' to auction at Hansons.
Laughing matter: British comic classics including The Dandy, Eagle and Beano up for auction
An array of UK classics is part of the attraction of Comic Book Auctions' latest sale.
Christmas crackers of the books and works and paper variety
The books and works on paper market encompasses a remarkably wide range of intriguing items you can bid for – and which make wonderful Christmas presents with a bit of thought behind them.
Five bookish highlights from the auction of a Kent manor house library
Fine and rare copies of history, literature, architecture and travel books feature prominently in the auction of a Kent manor house coming up this week.
Great buys for book lovers at Toovey’s this week
This week, Toovey’s Antiquarian & Collectors’ Books auction is a chance to treat your inner bibliophile – or even pick up something special for the book-lover close to your heart.
Three interesting lots to buy at auction this week
There are plenty of great items being bought and sold at auctions on thesaleroom.com every week. Here we pick out three interesting lots being offered at online auctions this week.
Sold on thesaleroom.com: A Henry Jones longcase, notes from Napoleonic France and a special copy of Moominvalley
From the thousands of lots that appear at auctions every week on thesaleroom.com, here we focus on three exceptional lots bought by online bidders this month.
Be an armchair explorer with these books and prints from Galerie Bassenge
So your travel plans might not be quite what you’d hoped this year, but you can still let your mind run free.
Stamp of approval: Books from assay office’s remarkable collection come to auction
A fascinating collection of books from The Birmingham Assay Office Library will be offered at auction tomorrow.