This Wednesday, President Obama welcomed the twenty-four recipients of this year’s National Medals for the Arts and National Humanities Medals. Among those honored included Herb Alpert, Tony Kushner, George Lucas, Jill Ker Conway, Marilynne Robinson, […]
The Daily Beast “Book Bag” recently compiled a list of books that famous authors and scholars thought no college graduate should be released from academia without having read. Respondents included Jill Lepore, Teju Cole, Alice […]
Re-read this classic—Ayn Rand’s fourth and final novel— just in time for the third film installment of Atlas Shrugged. (We all know the book is usually better than the movie anyway.) This Deluxe Limited Edition […]
New Arrivals! These just in to our online store: Two delectable collectibles from Stephen King, a signed copy of Buzz Aldrin’s book Mission to Mars, as well as two leather bound beauties from Easton Press. […]
In the world of rare and antiquarian book collecting, an original dust jacket will greatly increase the value of a book over the same book without its original dust jacket. Because of this fact, it […]
So, you’ve started collecting books of value and you want to know the ins and outs, the dos and don’ts, of caring for your valuable books… Marking Your Books First thing’s first: don’t mark your […]
If you are considering a book to add to your library, one of the most important factors will be the condition of that book. While valuation is somewhat subjective, as different sellers will have different […]
If you are fairly new to book collecting and looking to build your library of first editions, or looking to part with a first edition in your collection, you may find yourself in the same […]
One of the questions we’re most often asked by those new to book collecting is, “How do I know if a book is truly a first edition?” While the indicators for first editions can vary […]
If you are new to book collecting, you may be wondering what factors go into determining the value of a book. Successful collectors consider a number of things when contemplating a purchase that will enhance […]
Collectible book prices are a finicky thing. So how to determine a rare book’s value? The best way may, in fact, be to sell it. Whenever the topic of collectible books comes up in discussion, […]
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