It took the patient sleuthing of a rare books and manuscripts curator from the Newberry Library to unravel the mystery of the ...

In his delightful memoir of collecting rare and fine books, The Book Beautiful, Sebastian writes, “…don’t miss out on the many-layered, intoxicating pleasures of book collecting….

Keep an eye out for vintage Ladybird books at the car boot sale or on online marketplaces like eBay. You could find gold dust ...