A recent alliance with bloomsbury auctions provides the combined business international exposure with premises in londons mayfair, manhattan and central rome. Two rare books sell for recordbreaking prices at dreweatts. It was formed as the only auction house in england devoted entirely to the sale of books and manuscript material. Welcome to dreweatts, established 1759 we are the uks leading firm of regional auctioneers.
Among the earliest examples are the 1568 printing of herodianus history of the roman empire, tafuris history of the writers born in the kingdom of naples, produced in 1750 and bound in vellum, and a scarce bible printed in 1746. The rare book hub offers tools for the book collector and bookseller, especially old and rare books, antique or antiquarian books, hard to find, out of print, and collectible collectable books. Bloomsbury auctions will host an auction of rare books and works on paper including photographs and autographs on 27th july 2017, commencing at 1pm leading the sale is a first edition harry potter and the philosophers stone by j. Both our curzon street and bedford square premises are closed to visitors at this time as a result of restrictions imposed to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The sale will be held on thursday 10th april in their godalming saleroom. The business was founded as bloomsbury book auctions in 1983 by lord john kerr, frank herrmann and david stagg who ran the firm independently for 17 years. Bloomsbury book auctions was founded in 1983 in london by lord john kerr, frank herrmann and david stagg. The adage that something is worth what someone will pay is not a satisfactory or helpful answer. Bid live at bloomsbury auctionss beatrix potter auction. Bloomsbury book auctions clerkenwell london nearby. Books are made rare when there is a high demand from buyers but few known copies in existence. Online book auctions vintage book auctions rare book. Bonhams england bonhams new york book guild of portsmouth.
His auctions offer unusual material from the eighteenth century and earlier, and often include medical. This page summarises records created by this business the summary includes a brief description of the collections usually including the covering dates of the collection, the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection. Description, bloomsbury book auctions was founded in 1983 in london by lord john kerr, frank herrmann and david stagg. We hold over 60 sales per year spread over our three offices. Rare harry potter first edition at bloomsbury auctions in. Browse unique items for sale online from bloomsbury auctions. Since its inception in 1983 we now have auction houses in london, rome and new york. It has companies in london, new york, sydney and delhi. Bonhams presents the june fine books, atlases, manuscripts and historical photographs sale. Printed books, manuscripts, ephemera and original artwork. Rare book hub rare books, book auctions, antiquarian.
Online booksellers, including abebooks, alibris, amazon, and biblio, encourage other stores and individuals to sell books through their websites, and charge a commission. The top 10 competitors in bloomsbury auctions competitive set are scholium, stanley gibbons, christies, sothebys, luxify, doyle new york, shapero. Antique and rare books are numerous in this catalog. In 1976 he became a fulltime dealer and auctioneer, and maintained a robust business in political and other collectors items until his company, slaters americana, was absorbed by heritage in 2004. For nearly forty years the name bloomsbury auctions has commanded respect in the book auctionworld, from its foundation by lord john kerr, frank hermann and david stagg in 1983 and throughout the numerous successful sales that followed. Catalogues are usually available four weeks before the. Bloomsbury book auctions sells valuable books arts. Rare books london londons festival of old and rare books june 2020. Rare books london londons festival of old and rare. The firm has gone through a number of changes in ownership since 2000.
Bloomsbury book auctions catalogue manuscripts autograph letters terry pratchett. Bloomsbury book auctions are a specialist auction house who deal in a range of antiquarian items including medieval manuscripts, modern first editions, auction prints, water colour paintings, historic documents, hand colour engravings, etchings, sporting prints, atlases, rare, second hand and vintage books. Similarly, these little discrepancies also make antique maps and rare manuscripts valuable. New england book auctions the only fulltime auction. The demand for a book is created by a combination of factors, often including status as a first edition, signed book, or written by a. Collectors can find rare books online or at traditional auction houses. These spring and autumn sales boast a diverse selection of books ranging in both subject and date, from early latin texts to traditional bindings, botanical, entemological, sporting subjects and first. Our team of specialists has exceptional experience of the rare book world and the changing trends for different types of books in the auction market. We were very pleased with the stellar performance of our rare books auctions in 2017, heritage auctions rare books director james gannon said, and we attribute much of our success to great freshtomarket collections and heritages unmatched marketing reach and internet presence. New england book auctions is the only fulltime auction gallery in new england dedicated to the sale of rare books and related materials. Bloomsbury book auctions sells valuable and rare books.
We hold over 60 sales per year spread over our three offices and regularly achieve world record prices for our lots. Bloomsbury book auctions started out with books and manuscripts and business flourished. Bloomsbury book auctions catalogue esoterica and occult ebay. Bloomsbury auctions is a specialist saleroom for antiquarian books, prints and maps. Sothebys books manuscript department presents its upcoming rare books and manuscripts auctions, auction results, online catalogues, and specialists insights.
Rare book dealers and librarians often compete for these treasures, which has the double effect of making a book more collectible and unobtainable. For nearly forty years the name bloomsbury auctions has commanded respect in the book auctionworld, from its foundation by lord john kerr, frank hermann. These team usa orientation camp practice jerseys feature a screened usa crest and the players name and. Heritage auctions rare books department 2017 results. Auction houses that specialize in the things we love are rare, indeed. Over the past five years gorringes specialist book auctions have gone from strength to strength. Bloomsbury rare book auction lets the market decide how. We also publish subject specific catalogues, some of which are available to browse online and through subject areas on our website. Clicking the confirm button is legally binding obligation to buy and pay for the lot should your bid be successful. Bloomsbury rare book auction lets the market decide how novel. Today marks world book day, and while the occasion is aimed at young people, it could also be a chance for rare book collectors to take stock of their libraries.
Dreweatts is a leading uk auctioneer of fine art, furniture, sculpture, european and asian ceramics and works of art, modern design, jewellery, watches, silver, clocks, wine, manuscripts and miniatures, books and live steam and model engineering. Since then, the auction house has grown beyond the book department and a lot more attention is placed on the visual arts, modern and twentieth century contemporary prints, urban art, posters, modern photography as well as fine and rare wines. Bonhams fine and rare book, map and manuscript auctions department specialises in auctions, valuations valuations of antiquarian books. Bloomsbury publishing is a leading independent publishing house established in 1986. This jersey was worn by ryan malone during the united states olympic mens orientation camp held on august 1719, 2009 at the seven bridges ice arena in woodridge, il. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. Since that time tom has served as director of americana auctions and senior historical specialist for heritage auctions. Bloomsbury book auctions rare book hub rare books, book. At a time when rare book auctions are typically selling only 70%75% of lots offered, this is big news. Bloomsbury auctions books and manuscripts dreweatts. Due to covid19 precautions and the recent stay at home order issued by the state of ohio, any items won can be shipped directly to your home or ebth can hold until the order is lifted. Bloomsbury auctions books and manuscripts british and european ceramics and glass british and european sculpture and works of art clocks, barometers and scientific instruments coins and medals decorative arts since 1860 fine art furniture, rugs and carpets house sales and private collections islamic and near eastern books and manuscripts jewellery. When examining the auction records, one can easily find that a copy sold at bloomsbury auctions in. At the heart of our success is a team of specialists with unrivalled expertise in their fields, including medieval and renaissance manuscripts.
We will email you when we have new items for sale matching this search. Swann was founded as a book auction house and continues to hold general and singleowner book sales in a variety of fields. Bloomsbury auctions london, uk bid online at invaluable. Tobias abeloff is swann galleries longestserving specialist. Rowling, from 1997, which includes the original pictorial boards and those with beady eyes will notice 1 wand listed twice on page 53. Christies offers for sale the best of the worlds printed books, maps, medieval manuscripts, autograph letters and archives. Also covers rare book auctions, manuscripts, ephemera, broadsides, maps, prints, posters, bibliography, first editions, incunabula and catalogs. By continuing to use our site you consent to the use of cookies. Until 29 march 2004, it was bloomsbury book auctions. Bloomsbury auctions is the worlds leading auction house of rare books and manuscripts, ranging from incunabula books printed before 1500 right through to. National book auctions books ephemera art currency. Bloomsbury auctions is the worlds largest auction house for books, works on paper and visual arts. Bloomsbury auctions competitors, revenue and employees.
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