London International Antiquarian Book Fair
Alas, we're not in London for the Olympia fair, but we can take a look at the available treasures nonetheless. The fair opened late today and runs through Saturday.
From Peter Harrington, a second folio of Shakespeare bound in
red goatskin by Riviere & Son in the nineteenth century. £235,000
From Jonkers Rare Books, twelve issues of the Strand
Magazine, featuring the original Sherlock Holmes stories. £6000
From Jonkers Rare Books, an original manuscript of a Charles Dickens
story, bound with related correspondence in red morocco. £45,000
From Jonathan Potter, a large-scale map
of eighteenth-century London. £5000
From Jonkers Rare Books, a two-page autograph letter from George
Orwell to a friend, written while researching his book, Down and Out in
Paris and London (read more in June's auction report). £12,500
red goatskin by Riviere & Son in the nineteenth century. £235,000
From Jonkers Rare Books, twelve issues of the Strand
Magazine, featuring the original Sherlock Holmes stories. £6000
From Jonkers Rare Books, an original manuscript of a Charles Dickens
story, bound with related correspondence in red morocco. £45,000
From Jonathan Potter, a large-scale map
of eighteenth-century London. £5000
From Jonkers Rare Books, a two-page autograph letter from George
Orwell to a friend, written while researching his book, Down and Out in
Paris and London (read more in June's auction report). £12,500
