26 FEBRUARY 1927, page 32

Messrs. Christie's Important Sales Are Yet To Come, But The

other day they sold some fine modern etchings, by Meryon, Whistler and Cameron, for substantial prices. Messrs. Puttiek and Simpson too have devoted a day • to prints, the......

Early English Books Printed • Before 1640 Are Coveted In

proportion to their literary merit, with Shakespeare leading the way. It is becoming apparent that the same rule applies to later English books. First editions of all our......

Some Nineteenth-century Books Have Long Been Precious....

Shelley's writings at the moment lead, with Tennyson's juvenile poems not far behind. But first editions of the great Victorians are becoming scarcer and dearer as the years go......

Hints For Collectors

A S IASSIVF. and finely illustrated catalogue from Messrs. Sotheby informs us that the sale of the final portion of Mr. S. R. Christie-Miller's world-famous library at Britwell......