As such, the sales held at its relatively modest first floor offices near oxford circus are a major event in the antiquarian book world attracting prestigious bookshops and many international collectors. Since its inception in 1983 we now have auction houses. Sales index, prices, past auctions results and upcoming auctions calendars. Drawings, watercolours, prints, maps, atlases and photographs by bloomsbury auctions and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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The uk and us book departments at bonhams offer only the finest printed and manuscript material, ranging from early illuminated manuscripts and incunabula through natural history, literature, art, music, americana, fine bindings and private press, and vernacular photography. Bonhams international auction house in london sold the first edition book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, dated 1997 from bloomsbury. These auctions take place in london in june and december. The british library, with 14 million books, 920,000 journal and newspaper titles, 58 million patents, three million sound recordings, and much more is just up the road. A recent alliance with bloomsbury auctions provides the combined business international exposure with premises in londons mayfair, manhattan and central rome. Collectors can find rare books online or at traditional auction houses. Location great james street is located in the heart of bloomsbury close to the inns of court. The major auction houses host their biannual islamic art week auctions in. Atg understands that gurr johns has bought the entire dreweatts business but has only purchased the bloomsbury brand name and not the book specialists staff. Bloomsbury book auctions sells valuable books arts. Or, click on any venue name to drill down to more information about the whens and wheres of their sales. 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. Mallett reunited with dreweatts and bloomsbury after sale. Gurr johns buys auction houses dreweatts and bloomsbury.
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Jan 31, 2018 art consultancy and valuation firm gurr johns bought auction house dreweatts in october and the brand name, but not the staff, of book specialist bloomsbury from stamp and coin specialist stanley gibbons group. We offer a bespoke service tailored to the clients. Mar 31, 2019 bonhams international auction house in london sold the first edition book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, dated 1997 from bloomsbury. It was formed as the only auction house in england devoted entirely to the sale of books and manuscript material. Music sales feature autographed music manuscripts by bach, mozart, beethoven and wagner, among others as well as first editions of music, books on music, letters, signed photographs and memorabilia. An incredible grade ii listed house in the heart of bloomsbury.
Sign up for email alerts be the first to know about new properties matching your search criteria. Bloomsbury auctions, 24 maddox street, london auctioneers. Rare book dealers and librarians often compete for these treasures, which has the double effect of making a book more collectible and unobtainable. Get the best deals on bloomsbury publishing books when you shop the largest online. Bloomsbury rare book auction lets the market decide how novel. Dreweatts london office is on pall mall, st jamess, where weekly valuation days and exhibitions of auction highlights are held. Manuscripts autograph letters literature history and modern. Printed books, manuscripts, ephemera and original artwork. For nearly forty years the name bloomsbury auctions has commanded respect in the book auction world, from its foundation by lord john kerr, frank hermann and david stagg in 1983 and throughout the numerous successful sales that followed. Bloomsbury auctions books and manuscripts dreweatts. Click on the magnifying glass below to jump to an auction house on this page.
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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. Homes for sale in bloomsbury buy property in bloomsbury. Until 29 march 2004, it was bloomsbury book auctions. Bloomsbury auctions is the worlds largest auction house for books, works on paper and visual arts. The wiener library, one of the worlds leading and most extensive archives on the holocaust and nazi era, is also in bloomsbury. Dreweatts and bloomsbury auctions have great pleasure in presenting an auction of works by some of the most celebrated book illustrators, including henry alken, george cruikshank, james gillray and thomas rowlandson, as well as illustrators joseph crawhall and edward gordon craig. We hold over 60 sales per year spread over our three offices. Bloomsbury book auctions started out with books and manuscripts and business flourished. It has companies in london, new york, sydney and delhi. Bid live at bloomsbury auctionss beatrix potter auction. Bloomsbury publishing is a leading independent publishing house established in 1986.
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