Antique books have become increasingly popular amongst collectors and those interested in history. Antique books and rare first edition books can be difficult to track down, until now! LoveAntiques.com has brought a wide variety of antique books together for you, in one convenient location.
£ 695
Antique Book Modern Practical Farriery, WJ Miles, English Language c.1900
£ 695
London Fine Ltd
Wick Antiques Ltd
Duke of Edinburgh’s World Tour 1959 on HM Yacht Britannia
£ 1,250
£ 199.99
Antique Websters International Dictionary / Authorized Edition / George Bell & Sons 1907
£ 199.99
MebleinUK
Elder Books & Collectables
Large Biggles Collection of First Editions by W E Johns 23 X Vols + Dust Jackets
£ 1,495
Large Biggles Collection of First Editions by W E Johns 23 X Vols + Dust Jackets
£ 1,495
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1896 Premature Burial & How It May Be Prevented by William Tebb Scarce 1st Ed
£ 200
1896 Premature Burial & How It May Be Prevented by William Tebb Scarce 1st Ed
£ 200
Elder Books & Collectables
£ 495
Antique Book Safe, Continental, Cedar, Disguise Volume Storage Box c.1910
£ 495
London Fine Ltd
Elder Books & Collectables
1909 Little Women Story for Girls Louisa May Alcott Leather Binding
£ 235
1909 Little Women Story for Girls Louisa May Alcott Leather Binding
£ 235
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1955 The Satanic Mass a Sociological & Criminological Study by H T F Rhodes
£ 225
1955 The Satanic Mass a Sociological & Criminological Study by H T F Rhodes
£ 225
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1911 The Works of George Eliot Ten Volume Set Decorative Bindings
£ 450
1911 The Works of George Eliot Ten Volume Set Decorative Bindings
£ 450
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1924 Kidnapped & Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson Deluxe Leather Bindings
£ 50
1924 Kidnapped & Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson Deluxe Leather Bindings
£ 50
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
Rudyard Kipling Collection of Poetry Books Leather Bindings by Bumpus 5 X Vols
£ 285
Rudyard Kipling Collection of Poetry Books Leather Bindings by Bumpus 5 X Vols
£ 285
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1940 Complete Flower Fairy Books by Cicely M Barker 7 Vols Colour Plates + D/w's
£ 450
1940 Complete Flower Fairy Books by Cicely M Barker 7 Vols Colour Plates + D/w's
£ 450
Elder Books & Collectables
Roger Grimes Antiques
Book of The Flower Fairies
£ 695
Roger Grimes Antiques
Early Gardening Book
£ 125
Roger Grimes Antiques
New Map of the River Thames, from Thames Head to London
£ 385
Roger Grimes Antiques
Edmund Dulac's Picture Book for the French Red Cross
£ 140
Roger Grimes Antiques
A Child's History of Ireland
£ 255
Elder Books & Collectables
1859-1861 Illustrated London News 2 x Leather Vols American Civil War + Trollope
£ 420
1859-1861 Illustrated London News 2 x Leather Vols American Civil War + Trollope
£ 420
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1908 Alfred Tennyson Collection of Poetry Books, Leather Bindings by J Larkins
£ 265
1908 Alfred Tennyson Collection of Poetry Books, Leather Bindings by J Larkins
£ 265
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
Rudyard Kipling Complete Children's Books 8 x Vols Deluxe Full Leather Bindings
£ 450
Rudyard Kipling Complete Children's Books 8 x Vols Deluxe Full Leather Bindings
£ 450
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
The Complete Flower Fairies Books by Cicely M. Barker 3 x Vols, 168 Colour Plates
£ 380
The Complete Flower Fairies Books by Cicely M. Barker 3 x Vols, 168 Colour Plates
£ 380
Elder Books & Collectables
Roger Grimes Antiques
Beatrix Potter First Edition - The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
£ 650
Elder Books & Collectables
1938 Phoebe Payne Clairvoyant Man's Latent Powers Scarce Psychic 1st Ed + Jacket
£ 325
1938 Phoebe Payne Clairvoyant Man's Latent Powers Scarce Psychic 1st Ed + Jacket
£ 325
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1931 Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame 1st Ernest H Shepard Edition + D/w
£ 1,450
1931 Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame 1st Ernest H Shepard Edition + D/w
£ 1,450
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1954-1956 Aldous Huxley 1st Editions the Doors of Perception & Heaven & Hell
£ 520
1954-1956 Aldous Huxley 1st Editions the Doors of Perception & Heaven & Hell
£ 520
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1970 Patrick O'brian First Edition First Impression Master & Commander + Jacket
£ 1,250
1970 Patrick O'brian First Edition First Impression Master & Commander + Jacket
£ 1,250
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1971 J R R Tolkien The Hobbit or There & Back Again Hardback + Dust Jacket
£ 350
1971 J R R Tolkien The Hobbit or There & Back Again Hardback + Dust Jacket
£ 350
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1909 History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire Edward Gibbon Leather Set
£ 550
1909 History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire Edward Gibbon Leather Set
£ 550
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
Jane Austen Boxed Set 5 x Volumes Gilt Decorated Bindings Scarce
£ 245
Jane Austen Boxed Set 5 x Volumes Gilt Decorated Bindings Scarce
£ 245
Elder Books & Collectables
£ 695
Antique Art Book Golden Book of Famous Women - Eleanor F Brickdale - English 1919
£ 695
London Fine Ltd
£ 195
Antique Novel, A Legend of Montrose, Sir Walter Scott, English, Victorian Book
£ 195
London Fine Ltd
£ 275
Elder Books & Collectables
1921 Jules Verne Novels Journey to Interior of Earth & Five Weeks in a Balloon
£ 140
1921 Jules Verne Novels Journey to Interior of Earth & Five Weeks in a Balloon
£ 140
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1811 History of London & Its Environs by Henry Hunter 2 Leather Vols Maps Plans
£ 1,200
1811 History of London & Its Environs by Henry Hunter 2 Leather Vols Maps Plans
£ 1,200
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1874 Works of Charles Dickens Illustrated Ed 30 x Volumes Gilt Leather Bindings
£ 1,950
1874 Works of Charles Dickens Illustrated Ed 30 x Volumes Gilt Leather Bindings
£ 1,950
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
Agatha Christie 1963 First Edition Crime Novel the Clocks + Original Jacket
£ 180
Agatha Christie 1963 First Edition Crime Novel the Clocks + Original Jacket
£ 180
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1937 Anne of Green Gables by L M Montgomery Scarce Edition + Dust Jacket
£ 225
1937 Anne of Green Gables by L M Montgomery Scarce Edition + Dust Jacket
£ 225
Elder Books & Collectables
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Patrick Caulfield Screenprint from Jules La Forgue Portfolio
£ 440
Patrick Caulfield Screenprint from Jules La Forgue Portfolio
£ 440
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
£ 225
Antique Book, Old English Furniture, Illustrated, Reference - Edwardian c.1910
£ 225
London Fine Ltd
Middleton's Antiques
Beatrix Potter ~the Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit ~ First Edition 1906 1st Issue
£ 990
Beatrix Potter ~the Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit ~ First Edition 1906 1st Issue
£ 990
Middleton's Antiques
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Before you purchase old books, you should know that not all antique books are valuable. An antiquarian will tell you that there are key factors to guide you in determining the value of these books. Collectables include limited or rare books; these are sold at a higher price range than those printed in huge quantities, even if they were released during one of the influential eras in history. First editions are what collectors would usually look for from reputable booksellers, especially when they’re signed by the author, so when you decide to buy antique books UK shops have, you need to look for those first edition books. While it takes a bit of knowledge and luck to spot valuable antiquarian books, especially signed first edition books, increase your chances of finding collectables by visiting our shop, one of the best sources of these antique books for sale UK collectors would covet. Some of the first edition and rare books you can find in our shop include the 1880 The Field, The Fox Hunt, The Farm by Laura Valentine, the 1900 The Coronation Dumpy Book, Pictures by Patten Wilson Miniature Book, and the 1902 Jane Austen, Pride Prejudice, Rare Edition.
Books have to be at least a hundred years old to be called antique, but the antique book dealers UK investors go to don't just price these old books for sale depending on age alone. Antiquarian books are valued for their aesthetic as well as historical significance, which collectors base their selection of items they collect on, alongside the condition and how rare these old books are. Antiquarian books include rare books, and the more limited or rare these items are, the higher the price they will be sold for. Books that are less than a hundred years old but are rare are also considered collectibles.
Even when it’s already determined that an old book is antique, there are other things to consider to know if it’s among the valued collectables. When it comes to buying antique books for sale, collectors would prefer booksellers’ collection of rare books for sale and first edition books for sale. Not all first editions are collectables, so you have to check the book’s popularity, if it was written by someone who was famous, if it was owned by a famous person, and if it has exquisite characteristics such as uniqueness and exceptional illustrations by famous artists, among others. Of course, the condition of those antiquarian books also matters, and there are still counterfeit ones you have to avoid. Come to our shop for these old and rare books. We work with certified antique book dealers UK trusts to ensure that we help to sell only items that are truly authentic and valuable.
Before purchasing any of those vintage books for sale UK booksellers are offering, a bit of knowledge on how to identify old collectables as well as being aware of their price range will guide you in deciding on which sort of pieces to collect. Antique book sellers UK trusts usually sell these valuable rare books between GBP 12 and GBP 30,000. You can have an idea of the approximate value of a particular rare book you want to add to your collections by going to an appraiser you trust. It also helps to try to learn how much these pieces sell on the market, which requires a bit of research. Similar copies may be hard to find, but it’s worth checking out different marketplaces, especially if there were records of recent sales and auction prices.