Books & Written Ephemera
Specialist books to include early and rare antiquarian volumes, modern first editions, manuscripts, maps and general written ephemera are included in our quarterly Fine Art & Antiques sales. Lower value volumes and bindings are included in our three-weekly Home & Interiors. Please note that the majority of mass-produced books no longer have any value at auction, and we would advise contacting us prior to bringing books to the Auction Centre for sale. Please note that Books are sold subject to no return.
Recent highlights include a collection of letters including an example by Charles Dickens which sold for £4,600 and was featured in the national press, a near-complete set of Wisden Cricketers Almanacs which sold for £7,800 and a collection of Beatrix Potter first editions which, along with other children’s volumes, totalled over £6,000.
Our Books & Written Ephemera valuer Glenn Pearl is available at the Auction Centre Monday to Friday 9am - 5.30pm.
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Time Travel Tourism in Bury St Edmunds
Unfortunately not exactly, but our 11th November auction contains a large collection of Bury St Edmunds related postcards, photographs and ephemera from the late Victorian and Edwardian eras – showing both how things have changed and also remained the same.
Larks Hill Library
We are pleased to offer the selected contents of the library from Larks Hill, Tuddenham, on 4th October 2022, including volumes from the 17th century onwards, many being Suffolk and Ecclesiastical history related.
March 2022 sale report
Our triple specialist auction weekend in March included some excellent and surprising prices, despite the worry of the war in Ukraine, cost of living fears, interest rate rises, and the lingering spectre of Covid…
