Oct 27, 2017 | 19th Century, Blog, Books, Rare Antique Books
“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore…” Ah, and what a curiously forgotten volume is a booklet rather dully entitled “Tamerlane and Other Poems.” Though the... 
Jul 2, 2017 | 19th Century, Blog
Somewhere, on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, lies one of the most desirable rare books in the world. The book is Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyyat, translated and published in 1860 by Edward FitzGerald. It’s location today? Not preserved in a rare book library,... 
Jun 18, 2017 | 19th Century, Blog, Books
“I cannot live without books.” – Thomas Jefferson Did you know that one of America’s most influential founding fathers was also one of early America’s most extraordinary antique book collectors? That’s right, Thomas Jefferson,... 
Dec 28, 2016 | 19th Century, Blog
Making money rise: Britain’s classic antique cookbook earns me a good crust I’ll never forget my first antique book discovery. I was nine years old. It was at a car boot sale in London – a flea market, as the Americans would say – and there in... 
May 25, 2016 | 19th Century, Blog, Books
Past Auction Highlight Each month, we’ll be featuring an interesting antique item which appeared in one of our past auctions. This item has been sold. This early and quite rare German pop-up book entitled “Im Marchenlande” by Therese Scheref contains... 
Apr 7, 2016 | 19th Century, Blog, Ephemera
Captivating antique cabinet card of French actress If you’ve ever seen the 1980 film “Somewhere in Time” starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour, you’ll immediately understand the concept of someone falling in love with a long-ago portrait....
