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Rare Books Are a Hot Collectible. Here’s How to Get Started.
which makes the remaining books more rare and valuable,” Dogen says. Buying collectible books isn’t for those looking to get rich quickly. “If you go into this with the mentality that you are ...
How a trove of rare books was found on a Chicago 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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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 ...
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 an expected sale price of up to $375,000.
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 ...
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Check your old books as certain editions could be worth up to £100,000
A first edition, first printing with the original dust jacket is extremely valuable in the UK, often reaching prices of £30,000 to over £100,000. Other books to look out for are: C.S. Lewis’s ...
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Your old Harry Potter book could be worth $100k – Sotheby's shares code to look for
So how can you spot if your old books are valuable or not? Helpfully, Sotheby's uploaded a short video explaining the key details you should look for. An expert held up a rare copy and addressed ...