Books and Works on Paper
Books and works on paper auction calendar, July 10-August 3, 2024
08 July 2024Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper auctions
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Inscription helps Holtby result
08 July 2024Little-known work by the Yorkshire author dating from 1927 is boosted by dedication to Suffragette friend
Books and works on paper auction calendar, July 3-31, 2024
01 July 2024Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works and paper sales
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Mystery writer's musings on meteorites prove a big hit at auction
01 July 2024Hammer falls at 24 times the top estimate as Scandinavian buyer snaps up highly unusual collection
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Innovative Earth design ready for assembly
01 July 2024Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) was one of 20th century USA’s most prominent architects, inventors and designers.
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Marx makes a dedication in Das Kapital
01 July 2024The Rare Books sale at Ketterer Kunst (25/20/19% buyer’s premium) in Hamburg on May 27 included this first edition dedication copy of Das Kapital (1867).
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Personal signed Churchill letter to his old teacher adds up to £14,000
01 July 2024“You were the only person who ever succeeded in teaching me mathematics or indeed - let me add - in making me work at anything that did not excite my interest. I regard my work at mathematics under your care as the most salutary mental discipline I ever received.”
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Camus classic written in poverty takes six-figure sum
01 July 2024In a private collection since it was last sold in 1991, one of only two known autograph manuscripts by author and journalist Albert Camus of his masterpiece L’Etranger was sold by Tajan (23/20/12% buyer’s premium) in Paris on June 5.
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Photographer Deakin captured the Soho social whirl
01 July 2024Wirral-born photographer John Deakin (1912-72) is best-known for his uncompromisingly honest portraits of the Soho art scene of the 1950s and 60s.
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The real Withnail: diaries of Vivian MacKerrell, the actor who inspired Withnail and I, for sale at auction
27 June 2024Personal effects of the actor who inspired the classic cult film Withnail and I are expected to fetch up to £18,000 at Sotheby's.
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Two first edition Casino Royales cash in at auction - but condition is key
25 June 2024A 1953 first edition, first impression copy of Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel Casino Royale in its original dust jacket, bought at a car boot sale for £1, has sold for £10,000 hammer.
Books and works on paper calendar, June 26-July 9, 2024
24 June 2024Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper auctions
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‘One of the grandest’ of all English botanical books blossoms in US
24 June 2024Near-complete version of a work on a grandiose scale that caused its author’s ruin comes to Chicago saleroom
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Small form recognises Lovelace the education pioneer
24 June 2024Ada Augusta Lovelace (1815-52), the only daughter of Lord Byron, is today justly celebrated as a mathematician and computer pioneer.
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Embroidered bindings boost book results
24 June 2024Most Tudor and Stuart embroidered bindings that have survived from the 16th and 17th century cover Bibles, prayerbooks, and other devotional texts.
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Franklin searchers found themselves in need of help
24 June 2024The McClure Arctic Expedition of 1850 was one of the Franklin rescue missions but ended up with the ironic fate of getting trapped themselves.
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Shackleton’s last voyage seen in photos
24 June 2024The list of Polar exploration ships once lost but now rediscovered grew in number recently when it was announced the Quest had been located.
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Women make their voices heard in early documents
17 June 2024Two early documents featuring female authors are among the highlights in a wide-ranging sale selection
Books and works on paper auction calendar: June 19-July 5, 2024
17 June 2024Our regular update of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales
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Union general Sherman’s own civil war selection
10 June 2024Well-known works covering the conflict come from the library of the famed and feared commander
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