FOLIO AUCTIONS

We are specialist agents and auctioneers of photographs, rare books and prints, across a broad range of genres, periods and subject types, with departments devoted to books and manuscripts, old master, modern and contemporary prints and editions, photographs and photobooks, maps and atlases, archives and private libraries.​

 

Photographs and Photobooks

We offer works by 19th century pioneers, 20th century masters and contemporary artists;

Early daguerreotypes and calotypes, 19th century travel photography (India, China, Japan, Australia, Africa and the Pacific), modernist and experimental photography, portrait photography.

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Books and Manuscripts

We sell printed books, which fall into the following categories; Travel and Topography, The Islamic World, India and Asia, Natural History, Science and Medicine, Sport, Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Private Press, Art and Architecture, Continental and English Literature and History. 

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​Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints and Editions

Our prints department offers works by old master, modern, post-war and contemporary printmakers, featuring works from old master to contemporary artists, including etchings, woodcuts, screen prints, and lithographs.

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​​​​Working with private collectors, charities, institutions, corporate clients and family offices, we act as agents for both vendors and purchasers, and advise on the best method of selling rare books and works on paper, whether by private sale or at auction.