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

Rare 20th century cookbooks, signed autobiographies, or even old racy magazines can fetch hundreds or thousands of dollars ...

The buyer of this copy was Maruzen Co. Ltd., a major Japanese bookseller. At the time, 1987, it set the record for the most expensive book ever purchased. This collection of William Shakespeare’s ...

The copies of The Philosopher's Stone are among a collection of Harry Potter memorabilia expected to top £126,000 when it ...

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

People have been pursuing the "hobby of kings" for over 2,000 years. Coin collecting, or numismatics, is a timeworn hobby, ...

There are rare books all around us,” says Stewart, whose collection includes books on ... such as the Pope,” says White. One of his most cherished books is written by British food writer ...

A Library of Libraries: Private Collections in the Bentley Rare Book Museum is an exhibition that highlights and critically analyzes private book collections that exist in the Bentley Rare Book Museum ...

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….