How a trove of rare books was found on a sidewalk — and reunited with its owner
It took the patient sleuthing of a rare books and manuscripts curator from the Newberry Library to unravel the mystery of the ...
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A world of rare books and rare people
In his delightful memoir of collecting rare and fine books, The Book Beautiful, Sebastian writes, “…don’t miss out on the ...
Rare, signed Harry Potter books up for auction
Multiple rare first editions of Harry Potter books, as well as signed editions and proofs are now up for auction from online ...
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Chicago man and his dog find stash of rare books on the sidewalk; 8 months later, library solves the mystery
As luck would have it, Robert Miller studied history in college and knew what he was looking at: German books from the ...
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See Rare First-Edition Copies of Jane Austen’s Novels at the Cottage Where She Wrote and Revised Them
A new exhibition at the author's home in Chawton, which has never previously displayed all six first-edition books together, ...
Rare first edition of Machiavelli’s famous leadership treatise, ‘The Prince,’ goes up for auction
An extremely rare first edition of Niccolò Machiavelli’s famous political manual “The Prince” is going up for auction, with ...
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Rare Books Are a Hot Collectible. Here’s How to Get Started.
The market for rare and antiquarian books is having a moment, having wrapped up another year of record sales and attractive returns. In 2022, book and paper auction sales totaled $1.06 billion, ...
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Why a California Couple Gave Millions to Rare Book School
Glen and Cathy Miranker, devotees of the UVA-based Rare Book School, have endowed a permanent curator position.
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Rare books on display at Sharjah International Book Fair
Some of the rare books being sold at the Sharjah international Book fair in UAE on Nov 12, 2024. [Caroline Chebet, Standard] ...
A North Center man and his dog find stash of rare books on the sidewalk; 8 months later, Newberry Library solves the mystery
In the puzzling darkness on an unfamiliar side of the street, Miller stuffed the smaller books in his pockets and hauled the ...