Biblion Auctions

Biography

Biblion Auctions is the latest addition to the ever-growing Biblion Community, which was founded in April 1999. With a hugely successful retail shop in London's Mayfair and Europe's largest web site for rare and second-hand books, Biblion has always endeavoured to listen to the wishes of both collectors and dealers in the running of its projects. Our main aim has always been to facilitate buying and selling and play an important role in the British book trade.

Since our launch, the loudest and most repeated complaints we hear concern buying and selling at auction, particularly the charging of outrageous and ever rising commission rates. Many of our members suggested we start an auction business and so we looked hard at the facts:

Q. Are we located in the right area?
A. Yes, we are a minute's walk from Bond Street in the heart of the West End.

Q. Can we promote stock consigned to our auctions?
A. Yes, over the past few years we have amassed a huge database of 30,000+ collectors worldwide.

Q. Do we have the necessary expertise?
A. Yes, many of our member dealers are experts in their fields and we are also privileged to have the sage advice of Ed Smith and Jolyon Hudson from Pickering & Chatto at our disposal.

Q. Can we offer anything that other auction houses can't?
A. Yes, exceptionally low commission rates.

Q. How?
A. By running our business on the lines of profitability rather than profiteering.

Q. Any short cuts?
A. Absolutely not. We are determined to offer exceptional service at every level.

We believe the time has come for a new West End saleroom to open its doors and provide true value for the British book trade.

If you are interested in obtaining further information about buying and selling at Biblion Auctions, please click here .

If you have any questions please telephone +44 (0)20 7629 1374 or email here .