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Antiques Trade Gazette: JRR Tolkien letter taking a swipe at Conan Doyle sells for £20,000

Antiques Trade Gazette: JRR Tolkien letter taking a swipe at Conan Doyle sells for £20,000

Opinionated and philosophical missives to friends and first editions from the Lord of the Rings cycle are available through Bayliss Rare Books

Delighted the ATG covered my recent Tolkien collection and sales.

Oliver Bayliss
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Antiques Trade Gazette: Gutenberg Bible leaf priced at six figures.

Antiques Trade Gazette: Gutenberg Bible leaf priced at six figures.

Our old friends, The Antique Trade Gazette have covered our recent acquisition, a fine Leaf from The Gutenberg Bible!

'Bayliss Rare Books is offering a fine leaf from the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with moveable type. The leaf in question is the end of Chapter 45 through to the beginning of Chapter 48 of Isaiah (45:6-48:6).'

Oliver Bayliss
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CLLCT: Gutenberg Bible leaf listed for sale at $150K

CLLCT: Gutenberg Bible leaf listed for sale at $150K

CLLCT, the number one collectibles news platform shared news of The Gutenberg Bible Leaf that I am selling:

The last time a complete copy of a Gutenberg Bible sold publicly was in 1978. The $2.2 million paid at the time was the highest price ever for any book.

Bayliss Rare Books, a rare book dealer based in the United Kingdom, has placed a leaf from the book for sale, priced at around $150,000.

Its 15th century production by Johannes Gutenberg, pioneer of the mass printing press, marked not only one of the most significant moments in the history of technology, but also forever changed communication and the mass dissemination of information.

Oliver Bayliss
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The Telegraph: JRR Tolkien letter putting down Arthur Conan Doyle sells for £20,000

The Telegraph: JRR Tolkien letter putting down Arthur Conan Doyle sells for £20,000

Thrilled The Telegraph covered a recent sale of mine:

'Letters in which JRR Tolkien labels Arthur Conan Doyle as not “distinguished as a particularly acute thinker” have emerged for sale on the 70th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings being published.'

Oliver Bayliss
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Country Life: The ‘holy grail’ of JRR Tolkien’s letters are up for sale, showing his anger at his editors and the ‘priggery’ of Sherlock Holmes

Country Life: The ‘holy grail’ of JRR Tolkien’s letters are up for sale, showing his anger at his editors and the ‘priggery’ of Sherlock Holmes

Excited to share that Country Life covered my recent 70 Years of Tolkien collection:

'Bayliss Books are selling the biggest collection of Tolkien first editions and personal letters to come up for sale in twenty years. Annunciata Elwes takes a look.'

Oliver Bayliss
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The Telegraph: Shrapnel-scarred US flag from D-Day ship on sale

The Telegraph: Shrapnel-scarred US flag from D-Day ship on sale

‘Awe-inspiring’ relic from Allied invasion kept by family of minesweeper’s captain for decades among collection valued at £500,000 by Bayliss Rare Books.
Oliver Bayliss
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BBC News: Lost Rolling Stones photos to go on display in London

BBC News: Lost Rolling Stones photos to go on display in London

Delighted to see Bayliss Rare Books in BBC News!

More than 25 previously lost and unseen photos of the Rolling Stones by one of their photographers and his assistants are to go on display in London.

The Elegantly Wasted exhibition features photos taken by Tony Sanchez, affectionately called Spanish Tony by guitarist Keith Richards.

Oliver Bayliss
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The Times: The Rolling Stones: Hackney Diamonds review — a joy from beginning to end

The Times: The Rolling Stones: Hackney Diamonds review — a joy from beginning to end

Bayliss Rare Books' partnership with The Times and The Sunday Times was included in The Times' review of The new Rolling Stones album, Hackney Diamonds!

My business in my favourite paper alongside my favourite band! What a trip.

Oliver Bayliss
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The Times: Why Hackney Diamonds sounds like the Rolling Stones’ farewell

The Times: Why Hackney Diamonds sounds like the Rolling Stones’ farewell

Delighted that my partnership with The Times and The Sunday Times was included in the track by track review of the Rolling Stones new album, Hackney Diamonds.
Oliver Bayliss
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Bayliss Rare Books in The Washington Post for Halloween

Bayliss Rare Books in The Washington Post for Halloween

I am delighted that Ron Charles, The Washington Post Books Editor, selected two books from the Bayliss collection for a Halloween round up!
Oliver Bayliss
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Withnail's costly wit: Bayliss Rare Books in The Daily Mail

Withnail's costly wit: Bayliss Rare Books in The Daily Mail

Bayliss Rare Books are delighted to have been featured in the Daily Mail over the weekend, albeit as an 'anonymous seller'! Withnail's costly wit Happy news for diehard fans of...
Oliver Bayliss
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Bayliss Rare Books in MoneyWeek

Bayliss Rare Books in MoneyWeek

According to rare book expert Oliver Bayliss, no one genre or type of book is most desirable. Collecting interests show constant fluctuation, and are often dictated by social trends. However, Bayliss reveals that a first edition of Darwin’s work, heralded as the ‘greatest work of scientific literature’ seemingly transcends these boundaries, and is regarded to possess indisputable value by collectors. 
Oliver Bayliss
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