Salisbury Scrutineer » Books http://salisbury.scrutineer.org.uk Eyes from the streets of Salisbury UK Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:30:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Rare and Collectable book auction in Salisbury http://salisbury.scrutineer.org.uk/2009/03/01/rare-and-collectable-books-in-salisbury/ http://salisbury.scrutineer.org.uk/2009/03/01/rare-and-collectable-books-in-salisbury/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:51:28 +0000 Tom http://salisbury.scrutineer.org.uk/?p=68 Once upon a time, most towns sported at least one secondhand bookshop. Larger towns had several. They were havens for book collectors, those looking for a bargain, and for people searching for out-of-print titles. I won’t continue this into a long post bemoaning the sad loss of these bibliophillic emporia, but instead bring some good news to book lovers in and near Salisbury.

Salisbury’s last (and rather excellent) independent secondhand bookshop, Ellwood Books (38 Winchester Street, Salisbury – 2 minutes from the market square) are holding a rare and collectable book auction in the Guildhall on 18th-19th May.

Our First Auction will be held in Salisbury Guildhall on Monday 18th May 2009 (Preview) and Tuesday 19th May 2009 (sale). The Tuesday is also Market Day in Salisbury, so there is plenty to see in the town. We will be completing the Catalogue page nearer to the auction. Our catalogue should also be viewable via the Antique Trade Gazette.

Having spoken with Ellwood Books proprietor Marc Harrison, it sounds like it will be an event not to miss for book lovers in the whole of the south. There will be some incredible titles up for auction, some of which, when they are announced will be sure to draw in crowds, even just for a glimpse.

If you have any titles to sell, get in touch with Marc, as he’s offering some pretty good commission rates.

Related links: Ellwood Auctions

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