Fairs & events

The November seminar in the new book-collecting series organised jointly by the Institute of English Studies (London University) and the ABA Educational Trust will be given by Jolyon Hudson of Pickering & Chatto, who will try to demystify the Indian rope trick of the economics of the rare book trade – from the point of view of the dealer and the auctioneer as well as the collector.

Jolyon started as an auction porter in 1976, eventually becoming a director and auctioneer for Christie’s. In 1992 he left Christie's to become manager of Pickering & Chatto, who have been dealing in rare books for the best part of two centuries, and in 2006 he also became manager of Marlborough Rare Books. No-one can bring a wider variety of experience of the vagaries of the rare book trade’s finances. Website links are here - www.pickering-chatto.com and marlboroughbooks.com.