Allum's Antiques Almanac: An Annual Compendium of Stories and Facts from the World of Art and Antiques

From "Antiques Roadshow UK" specialist Marc Allum comes a new annual almanac that keeps you up-to-date with the stories, facts, and often-amusing idiosyncrasies of the ever-changing global art and antiques market. "Allum's Antiques Almanac 2015" reveals such fascinating nuggets as: What Lee Harvey Oswald's wedding ring sold forHow much the world's most expensive printed book cost per wordThe Victorian dolls' house which joined the soaring property market, sold by the owner with some very odd pre-conditionsWhy someone was prepared to pay over $4 million for the miniature effigy of a dashing bodyguardAllum's anecdotal and irreverent style gives a unique insider's insight into a world fuelled by history, avarice, and passion. "Allum's Antiques Almanac" is set to become the annual must-read for the collector in all of us. Marc Allum is a freelance art and antiques writer and consultant based in Wiltshire, England. Marc has been a miscellaneous specialist on the BBC's "Antiques Roadshow" programbroadcast in the United States by PBSsince 1998. He is also the author of "The Antiques Magpie. ""