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 ...
Could you be sitting on a rare book worth thousands?
Rare 20th century cookbooks, signed autobiographies, or even old racy magazines can fetch hundreds or thousands of dollars ...
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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 ...
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 ...
12 Collecting Hobbies That Pay Off Big
IURII BUKHTA/istockphotoOnce-popular hobbies like collecting stamps or coins might seem like relics of the past, but for ...
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Collectors’ paradise: Northampton Antiquarian Book, Ephemera, and Book Arts Fair returns this weekend
Collectors and fans of rare books and the book arts will find good company at an upcoming book fair in Northampton. The ...
Rare Books Are a Hot Collectible. Here’s How to Get Started.
Beyond financial considerations, many collectors are drawn to this market because of their genuine love for books. Here are ...
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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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This bookstore has a very special collection of rare books
You can get almost anything here, but they're most famous for their collection of rare and expensive books, and we're here today to find out how much one of those pricey page-turners will cost you.
Rare Books Collector Stuart Rose on What Great Thinkers of the Past Can Teach Us Today
Stuart Rose loves learning from the past. One of the foremost collectors of rare books and manuscripts, Rose might be used to ...
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Rare book collecting booms in lockdown
But the newly discovered copies aren’t expected to soften the market, as Adam Douglas of Peter Harrington Rare Books tells The Times. “If anybody says, ‘I’m collecting science, the great ...