The 23 most expensive books sold in 2016

Just under 20 books advertised on the website sold for more than £10,000 this year. The works cover a range of genres, periods and topics, from children's classics to first-edition poetry books and a 16th century instruction manual on how to identify and destroy a witch.

Collectively, the books in our list sold for more than £270,000.

From a signed copy of Winnie the Pooh to a rare, discontinued newspaper, here are 23 of the most expensive books sold this year, ranked by price.

Note: Not all of the images included in this piece are of the exact book sold on AbeBooks.