The 23 most expensive books sold in 2016

Online literary marketplace AbeBooks recently revealed the 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.