Watermark West Rare Bookstore owner Phil McComish stands with a map from the 1870s advertising land for sale in Kansas. Watermark West Rare Bookstore has overcome challenges for 40 years, including ...
Nahid Khan displays part of her collection at the Minnesota Antiquarian Book Fair in St. Paul in July. Khan is among the first fellows in the new Diverse Voices Fellowship, part of the Antiquarian ...
Christie’s auction house in September sold a pair of Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle books that had been owned by the late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts for $63,968 and $226,555, ...
This year’s New York International Antiquarian Book Fair features plenty of quirky items amid the high-ticket treasures. (Poison books, anyone?) By Jennifer Schuessler For those who love a chance to ...
The Rare Book and Manuscript Library, or RBML, at the University of Illinois is one of the largest publicly accessible collections of rare books in the country. In the era of banned books, the RBML ...
You might be surprised how much value hides on your shelves; a worn spine or a yellowed dust jacket can sometimes equal serious money. Check for first editions, rare prints, author signatures, and ...
It will be a book bonanza at the West Islip Public Library on Friday. A book sale being held by the Friends of the West Islip Library includes books from the 1800s. The proceeds from the sale go ...
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Bookworms with a soft spot for history can get an eyeful this weekend, with the arrival of the Indianapolis Rare Book Fair. “We’re going to have two days of activities for people ...