Rare 500-year-old English Bible up for auction
A very rare 500-year-old copy of the Bible found by chance will go up for auction after being rescued from damp.
Super Thursday sees nearly 1,900 books published
Books by Boris Johnson, Rick Astley, and Ian Rankin and Miranda Hart have been published today (10 October) as the UK publishing industry lines up its big releases for Christmas.
Renaissance master’s print rescued from tip bought for £33,000
A rare original print by German Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer has sold at auction, 13 years after it was rescued from the tip.
Hackney die-stamping business put up for sale
Perrott Bespoke Printing, a one-man die-stamping business based in Hackney, has been put up for sale by the third-generation owner, Stephen Perrott.
Royal Academy printmaker Norman Ackroyd dies
Renowned landscape artist and printmaker Norman Ackroyd has died following a period of illness, aged 86.
World’s largest banknote goes up for auction
An example of the largest-ever banknote usable as legal tender, measuring 350x215mm, went up for auction today (28 August) at Mayfair’s Noonans auction house.
Danny Baker record collection goes to auction
Radio DJ, football pundit and comedy writer Danny Baker has put his entire record collection up for auction, with obscure pressings, signed sleeves and extremely rare posters among the items for sale.
Rare pre-Munich air disaster football programme at auction
One of the world’s rarest football programmes, estimated to be worth thousands of pounds, has been put up for auction after being found in a drawer by the nephew of one of its printers.
Panini Mexico 1970 world cup album attracts international bidding
A copy of the first ever Panini World Cup sticker album from 1970 went under the hammer for £2,000 on 5 December, beating its pre-sale estimate of £1,200-£1,800.
Rare 123-year old £5 note goes up for auction
An exceptionally rare £5 banknote, printed in 1900, is expected to fetch up to £16,000 when auctioned at Noonans’ auction house in Mayfair on 12 October.