Link to the related website that has useful info: the Age of Nelson.

This forum is devoted to the Royal Navy during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1793 - 1815).
And why not the other navies of the period?
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Post Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:21 pm    Post subject: Auction houses Reply with quote
What are the best Auction Houses for naval books?
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Post Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Are you selling or buying? If you are selling: what about this forum?

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Post Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I am trying to find the best way to sell some books.

For info at Sotheby they are not interested in books valued at less than £2,000.

This has nothing to do with the forum even if sometimes I am asking myself if it's worth the time and would like more feedback or other people posting topics.

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Post Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I am not certain, yet I presume that an auction house in Portsmouth or another town with naval connections would be the best option. Perhaps Brighton as well. I mentioned 'what about this forum' to indicate that a lot of naval enthousiasts visit it, so it might be worth to tell us what books you wish to sell and what price you expect. We might be interested. If they happen to be rare books, you might indeed better have them auctioned (with a reserve).

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Post Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
OK.

They are rather expensive books like Clarke's Life of Nelson.

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Post Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 7:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
London for sure - do not bother with provincial auction houses for important material. Bonham's is a good bet - I would think. But any of the major London auction houses would be better.

Cheers, -Peter
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