Books & Periodicals

Actress cheated by the Prince of Wales turned to a campaign based on ‘injustice of mental subordination’

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A printing of George Washington’s 1795 Thanksgiving Day proclamation sold way above hopes at Sarasota Estate Auction (23% buyer’s premium) in Florida.

Richard Potter (1783-1835) is considered the first successful stage magician born in the US and African-American celebrity.

The British and US postal clerks aboard transatlantic liners had the duty of sorting the mail during the passage.

With clients including the Maharajah of Kutch, Queen Victoria and multiple princes and dukes, Holmes & Co was one of the top coachbuilders of the 19th century.

Once considered to be the refuge of geeky teenagers, fantasy and sci-fi role playing and tabletop gaming is now hugely popular, with various celebs keen to proclaim their passion for all things orc and elf.

John Newton (1725-1807) is today perhaps best remembered as the writer of the hymn Amazing Grace. However, before his religious conversion he spent his early life as a slave trader.

An ‘18th century’ bible turned out to be far more valuable as a first issue King James “He” version

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Kent Tschanz of Tschanz Rare Books in Salt Lake City, Utah, is among the exhibitors at the ABAA’s 56th California International Antiquarian Book Fair (February 9-11).

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Gifts given by the late Poet Laureate to his friend show how interesting items can be bought for three figures

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An original watercolour of the 'Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry fetched nearly 10 times its low estimate, selling for a record £240,000 hammer.

Jesse Rossa of California firm Triolet Rare Books is one of the exhibitors at the California International Antiquarian Book Fair.

Catalogue of ‘mechanised thought’ counts as one of the stand-out items for sale at San Francisco event

An original dust jacket made all the difference when Weiss Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) offered a first edition copy of Agatha Christie’s Dumb Witness in Lynbrook, New York.