This article was taken from The Irish Times on 7 July 2015.

Roger Casement, who was executed by the British for treason in 1916, predicted his own downfall three years earlier when he wrote: “I fully expect to end my days in jail.”

The quote is from a previously unpublished letter that has come to light in South Africa, where it is being auctioned in Cape Town.

Casement, who was a British diplomat at the time, although on leave, wrote the letter while returning from a trip to ... Read more

Paul Mills, director of AntiquarianAuctions.com, was interviewed on live Irish morning radio on 7 July 2015. Below is a recording of the interview.

A most remarkable item of historical importance, an autograph letter in manuscript, signed by Roger Casement, one of the leading figures in the Irish Nationalist revolt in Dublin, the Easter Rising and known for his Black Diaries that exposed him as homosexual, is coming up on auction. 

The item is of particular interest because of the 1916 Easter Rising commemorations which are planned for next year in Ireland.

The renowned human rights campaigner, Sir Roger Casement, was hanged in 1916 for his involvement in the Irish Nationalist revolt in Dublin - the Easter Rising.

Roger David Casement (Irish: Ruairí Dáithí Mac Easmainn; 1 ... Read more

This interview was taken from the May, 2015 issue of Art Times.

Art Times: You are an antiquarian bookseller and auctioneer. What does "antiquarian" actually mean?

Strictly speaking "antiquarian" refers to anything pertaining to the study of antiquities or ancient artefacts but also to someone who studies and collects such objects. In the world of old books it has become the generic term for those who collect or deal in rare books as well related paper material such as maps, letters, documents, ephemera and vintage photographs. As a specialist auction platform for such material we ... Read more

This article was taken from Business Day on 17 April 2015.

The Antiquarian online auction, which started yesterday at www.antiquarianauctions.com, is offering a book that “was never written to be read but to be seen”.

This is how author Graeme Greene describes The Third Man in the preface to the book.

Accordingly, the book is dedicated to Carol Reed, the director of the film of the book, which is now regarded as a classic.

The movie, released in 1949, is also regarded as a classic and “is frequently listed as one of the best movies of all time”.

According to Wikipedia, British novelist Greene is seen as ... Read more

Paul Mills was interviewed today on Fine Music Radio in connection with AntiquarianAuctions.com initiative to raise money for UNESCO World Book & Copyright Day which is on the 23rd of April. Listen to the interview below:

A 125-year-old bound set of life-size orchid paintings, Reichenbachia by Frederick Sander will be offered on Auction #42.

Altogether 192 orchid species are reproduced by chromolithography from original paintings by Henry G Moon with 434 pages of accompanying descriptive text (in English, French and German) and line drawings.

HENRY FREDERICK CONRAD SANDER (1847-1920)

Sander, a German-born orchidologist and nurseryman, who was head of an orchid-growing and importing business in St Albans, England, with associated companies around the world, named the series in honour of Professor Reichenbach, the most famous ... Read more

As seen on the ILAB website:

The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) has recently started a campaign amongst its international members to support the UNESCO World Book & Copyright Day on the 23rd April 2015.

"This is a day to celebrate books as the embodiment of human creativity and the desire to share ideas and knowledge, ... Read more

This article was taken from Business Day on 6 March 2015.

Books dealing with turbulent preiods in South Africa history, the 1922 miner’s revolt and the attempts of the Ossewa Brandwag (OB) to foment unrest in SA during the Second World War, are among items on the Antiquarian Books online sale that started yesterday on www.antiquarianauctions.com/auction.

One book, Agter Tralies en Doringdraad, deals with the history of the OB, which resisted SA’s entry into the war and whose members were interned for their beliefs.

The OB, a parliamentary organisation with strong Nazi affiliations, came into being shortly ... Read more

Among a selection of private press books are two major titles from the Golden Cockerel Press. First, Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ, one of the supreme achievements of this Press and also undoubtedly Eric Gill's masterpiece of book illustration. With 64 wood engraved illustrations and initial letters by Gill (reserve $10,500), and second, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam with engravings by Buckland-Wright.

Housed a fine fall-down back box with a crimson morocco back and tan buckram cloth sides it includes the original publisher's mock-up with the title page design in pencil and with Christopher Sandford's notes and type size instructions to the printer in the margin and ... Read more