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Books & Manuscripts Auctions in Whitby

North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber

1auction houses
£850avg lot value

Tennants Auctioneers

One of England's largest regional auction houses, based in the Yorkshire Dales.

Fine ArtAntiques CollectiblesJewellery Watches+4 more
4.3

95 reviews

40,000

lots/year

Leyburn DL8 5SGEst. 1891Online bidding

Tips for Books & Manuscripts Auctions

  • 01Check for completeness — missing plates, maps, or appendices dramatically reduce value even if the text block is perfect
  • 02Dust jackets on 20th-century firsts can account for 80%+ of value — a fine jacket on a good book transforms the price
  • 03Provenance matters enormously — a bookplate from a notable collection or author inscription multiplies value