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Highlights from the Sworders auction
American Presidential Theme at Sworders’ Upcoming Books Auction
Sworders’ Books, Manuscripts, Autographs and Maps auction, running October 18 - 27 includes a private collection of books and first day covers signed by pre
A selection of the items at the Sworders sale
Princess of Wales’s Letters to Family Housekeeper to Auction
More than a dozen letters and cards from Diana Princess of Wales to her family’s former housekeeper come to auction in Essex, England, this summer.
George Michael on his own (signed)
David Bailey's Live Aid Photographs to Auction
Images captured by photographer David Bailey at Live Aid in 1985 go under the hammer at Sworders later this month.
One of the Harry Potter titles going to auction at Sworders
Rare Harry Potter, Stephen Hawking, and J.M. Barrie Books at Sworders
A rare paperback edition of Harry Potter and the Philosoph
Two first edition copies of the Greenwood London maps published in 1827
London Book Dealer Paul Bentley's Map Collection to Auction
Sworders’ upcoming Books and Maps sale will include the collection of London book dealer Paul Bentley (1931-2022).
A selection of autographs from the sale
Signatures of 60,000 Celebrities to Auction
The Clive Bullimore Autograph Collection, including the signatures of around 60,000 different celebrities, amassed by a former stockbroker over more than 70 years is a Who’s Who of 20th c
The early 19th century American embroidery
Early 19th century American Sampler with Mayflower Compact Signatory Connection to Auction
A needlework sampler embroidered by a girl who married a direct descendant of William Bradford (1
Signatures from the peak of Beatlemania
The Story Behind a Set of Beatles Signatures
Memories of the Fab Four come to Sworders this month.
Tolkien first edition
First Edition Sets of Tolkien Come to Auction
Stansted Mountfitchet, England — Sworders’ August 23 Books and Maps sale includes not one but two first edition
Tudor manuscript designed to help with swan-keeping
Tudor Manuscript on Swan-Keeping to be Offered at Sworders
Stansted Mountfitchet, England — A rare Tudor manuscript designed to help with swan-keeping in the era when mute swans were owned by the English crown comes to auction in the summer.