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Article: Collectors snapping at the heels of an ageless Beardsley; Richard Edmonds previews the forthcoming Sotheby's sale of artist Aubrey Beardsley's work.
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- October 30, 1999
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Several antiquarian booksellers I have spoken to recently told me that anything connected to Aubrey Beardsley is "hot stuff" and is snapped up right away.
So now we know where people are placing their money, all of which makes me think that if you collect books you should be combing the shelves at Hay-on-Wye where there are still bargains.
And this means that a single subject sale - in this case, books and printed works by Beardsley - is bound to attract the crowds and so the prices, which will be raised at Sotheby's next month, will indicate new levels for ...