Bloomsbury Auctions,has reported a 35% increase over the same period as last year.

“These impressive results show that Bloomsbury Auctions has correctly chosen to specialize in books and works on paper that perform well even during an economic downturn,” said Tommaso Zanzotto, chairman of the group. He went on to say, “The offer, the demand, and the affordable prices underline the resilience of books as their cultural, social, and visual content continue to be prized by the collector and the general public.”

During the past six months Bloomsbury Auctions celebrated its 25th anniversary, marking the occasion with a special Anniversary Sale that saw an Einstein letter make a world record pounds Sterling 202,000 while the sale as a whole realized over pounds 1.4 million, a record for the London auction house. This year has also seen successful inaugural sales for three new departments: Modern Prints in New York and Photographs and Old Master Paintings in Rome.

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Posted: 07|16|08 at 10:31 am. Filed under: US News.