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Privacy NoticeThe best moments in Antiques Roadshow are when a member of the public brings in their treasured item to be valued and happily discovers it is worth much more than they expected. That was the case on the US version of the popular antiques series recently as a Nashville fan was very pleasantly surprised by the value of her copy of William Shakespeare’s sonnets. The woman had inherited the book from her father and was expecting a valuation of around $300 to $400. However, expert Martin Gammon surprised her by revealing that the book, which was a rare edition, was actually worth somewhere in the region of $5,000 to $6,000. The book was an 1899 Roycroft Press edition and Martin explained that it was one of only 12 printed on vellum, a paper made of cow or pig skin, which was why it was so rare. The owner explained that the book had survived the Great Depression, when her grandfather, who had been a rare book dealer, was forced to sell most of his collection, with The Sonnets of Shakespeare one of the few he kept safe.
The book of Shakespeare’s sonnets turned out to be very valuable
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The owner was understandably surprised when she learned how much it was worth
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“My dad was born in Brooklyn and his father had a rare book business,” she explained. “He collected rare books but unfortunately we have just a few of the books left because my dad’s father had to sell a lot of the books during the Depression.” Martin Gammon was suitably impressed.: “This is one of the survivors that made it through,” he said. “It’s a real thrill.” Meanwhile, in the UK, former child actor Sophie Neville appeared on the BBC edition of the series to share some memorabilia she had kept from her starring role in the 1974 film adaptation of Swallows and Amazons. Sophie, who played Titty Walker in the film, appeared in the 9 June episode of the series that took place at Lake Windemere to show off a bow and arrow and some pirate flags that she had kept from the movie when it was made 50 years ago. Antique Roadshow expert Mark Allum looked over the collection as Sophie said: “[Starring in the movie] was an amazing opportunity and we came up here and filmed it on location.” Showing the flag, she said: “My character Titty made that flag, in reality the prop men made it. I was 12, played a nine-year-old and I thought that those stitches were pretty shoddy and big and I could have made a much neater one.” Despite the perceived flaws, Mark told her the movie memorabilia would be worth about £4,000 to £6,000 at auction.Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnAntiques Roadshow
