It's extraordinary to think that the Giant Alexander books, based on stories originally told by Frank to his four children, are now collectable objects on their own right. We recently found this image from the Giant Alexander in America on a Japanese website:
First editions of the Giant Alexander books are now being advertised for £20 on e-bay in the UK (although we don't believe they are selling!)
Welcome to this new blog, set up on behalf of Frank Herrmann. In the coming weeks and months we will be filling this space with random thoughts and highly considered musings on the topic of collecting.
Frank is an author and publisher who has written about collecting for many years. His best-known book on the topic is The English as Collectors, but he is also the author of the Sotheby history and more recently his autobiography, Low Profile.
In a previous life Frank also wote the classic Giant Alexander books for children.
He was one of the founding directors of Bloomsbury Book Auctions, a specialist auction house.
Frank was born in 1927 and lives with his wife Patricia in Essex, England.