Books & Periodicals

The work of illustrator Robert Gillmor graces many books from a well-known natural history series

A pair of football programmes proved the pull of early Manchester United memorabilia remains strong among collectors

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

Manuscript including recipes sold for £15,000 was written by a lady who died ‘aged around 100’

A 1908, presentation first of one of WW Jacobs’ maritime tales, 'Salthaven', was the top lot in a sale held by Potter & Potter (20% buyer’s premium).

Full-page artworks featuring Dan Dare and the unmistakable green features of the villainous Mekon were among the most successful lots in a Comic Book Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) timed online sale of February 26.

An unrecorded and apparent first Scottish edition example of the 18th century children’s book Tom Thumb’s Play-book is set to feature at the Edinburgh Book Fair.

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Extraordinary letter by Nobel Prize-winning biophysicist both commends and condemns a colleague

Available from the school’s own bookshop from 1937 was a printed collection of Harrow School Songs, but it was a rather special copy that sold for £7500.

Featured in an Oxford sale was a copy of the 1893, Kelmscott Press edition of The History of Godefrey of Boloyne and of the Conquest of Jerusalem.

Rare books specialist Shapero Rare Books run by Bernard Shapero is a regular exhibitor at TEFAF.

Inscription signalled one of American literature’s most significant editorial relationships

There is some discolouring and it appears to have spent some considerable time folded up, but this early 19th century vellum document signed “Bonaparte” as Premier Consul was sold for £3000.

Dating from November 1917, a copy of 'Hydra, the Magazine of Craiglockhart War Hospital of Edinburgh' was sold for a notably higher than expected £7500.

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English history and law were the mainstays of an excellent collection sold in North Yorkshire