Books & Manuscripts Auctions and Valuations
Few objects carry history quite like books and manuscripts.
Whether it is a medieval manuscript written by hand on vellum, a first edition that shifted the literary landscape, or a family Bible, books and manuscripts are among the most personal and historically significant objects that pass through an auction house - and at Gorringes, they are handled with the attention they deserve.
Our specialist, biannual Books & Manuscripts sales attract serious buyers and sellers from across the country and internationally, with recent results reflecting both the quality and the depth of the audience reached.
Lot 1054: A 15th-century Psalter Hours of the Use of Sarum achieved £13,000.
Lot 1281: A manuscript devotional work of a similar age realised £10,000.
Lot 1356: A Sixteenth Century Elizabethan Geneva Bible sold for £2,200,
Lot 1359: A remarkable archive of three English Bibles belonging to the Whytehead family of Yorkshire achieved £4,600.
Lot1042: Thomas Braddell's Singapore and the Straits Settlement - a cornerstone of Southeast Asian bibliography - realised £3,000.
First editions of Treasure Island, Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Winnie-The-Pooh with original illustrations by E.H. Shepard have all found new homes through Gorringe’s, each at a price that reflected its true worth.
We handle a broad range of material from illuminated manuscripts, early printed books, first editions, fine bindings, atlases, natural history volumes, travel literature, children's books, private press works, autograph letters - if it is rare, interesting or simply rather wonderful, Gorringes would love to see it.
At Gorringe’s, the team brings genuine knowledge and enthusiasm to every lot, from the obscure to the genuinely extraordinary - researching thoroughly, cataloguing honestly and presenting each work as well as it possibly can be.
For those considering selling - whether a single volume of curiosity, a collection built over a lifetime, Gorringes offers free, no obligation valuations.
Items can be brought into the Lewes saleroom or Tunbridge Wells office; photographs can be sent by email, or collection can be arranged for larger quantities.
Whatever the book, whatever the story behind it, Gorringes will make sure it finds the right buyer.
For further information or for your free auction appraisal, please contact us on 01273 472 503 or clientservices@gorringes.co.uk
