This one just crossed the radar in the past few weeks, and with the recent sale of the The Book of Mormon printer’s manuscript and a record for the highest paid amount for a manuscript, it is worth a notice. As one news story mentioned, it is the ship that floats the…
The 50th anniversary edition of Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide by Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel is now available. One of the most complete price guides available, it features 20,000 prices and 2,500 pictures arranged in over 750 categories. The…
(New York, New York) — Described as a collection people have waited for decades to come on the market, a colorful author and historian’s extensive multi-million dollar archive of important American manuscripts, maps, letters, early photographs, books and…
Bids for First Harry Potter Book Already at Record $15,000 February 23, 2009 (Dallas, Texas) — Despite the gloomy economy, bidding for a softcover copy of the first Harry Potter book already is at a record $15,000 with more than a week remaining in a rare books…
New York literary treasure rescued from warehouse Yahoo! News By Jon Hurdle – Mon Jan 12, 2009 “PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A literary hoard that includes works by Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller, as well as 18th and 19th century texts, has been rescued from…
Man held over theft of rare Shakespeare folio Yahoo! News UK Friday, July 11, 2008 “LONDON (Reuters) – Police are quizzing a man over the theft of a rare collection of works by William Shakespeare stolen from Durham University 10 years ago. The first folio…
Baby Boomers Collect Books They Loved As Kids By KAREN HAYMON LONG, The Tampa Tribune Published: March 9, 2008 “TAMPA – Baby boomers, as a whole, have been fighting aging since they started turning the dreaded 30. Now, they’re returning to their…
Fine Books Blog: Top 10 Auctions of 2007 The Fine Books Blog publishes an annual round-up of the highest prices paid last year for books, maps, and autographs at auction. They publish their full list in their March/April issue. Their post from December 2007 gives a…
Rare Reads By KAREN HAYMON LONG The Tampa Tribune December 23, 2007 “…Slicker says books that have been made into movies are especially collectible. That’s true of even newer books, such as Cormac McCarthy’s “No Country for Old…
An article from England about collectible books, but since it’s now a global market. all the same rules apply: How to make a killing from first editions www.telegraph.co.uk 21/11/2007 “Investing in books, whether the classics or cheap thrillers, can be…