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5 valuable first-edition sci-fi books from the 1960s

If you’re lucky enough to own or collect first-edition books, you know the thrill of spotting the printing information on ...
Yahoo

‘The most desired book’ — why the first edition of the Book of Mormon is drawing visitors to libraries across the nation

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eliza Anderson, Deseret News HANOVER, N.H. — The librarians at the Rauner Special Collections Library at Dartmouth College are ...
Artnet

First-Edition ‘Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy Sets New Tolkien Auction Record

That result dominated the Dallas-based auction house’s entire 610-lot Rare Books Signature sale—and set a new record for the most expensive unsigned Tolkien books ever sold at auction, outdoing the ...
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Rare first edition of Wuthering Heights to be auctioned

Rare first edition of Wuthering Heights to be auctioned for first time since 1908 - The auction comes as the romance ...
Sports Illustrated

Rare First Edition of ‘The Hobbit’ Sells for $57,000

The fantasy collectibles market had another headline moment this week when a rare first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit sold at auction in Bristol, England, for $57,000. The book, discovered ...
Newsweek

Woman Stunned by What She Finds in Thrifted First-Edition Harry Potter Book

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. While browsing a thrift store in the U.K., one woman thought she had ...
Smithsonian Magazine

See Rare First-Edition Copies of Jane Austen’s Novels at the Cottage Where She Wrote and Revised Them

First-edition Jane Austen novels in a special display case at her former home Jane Austen's House First-edition copies of Jane Austen’s completed novels are on display in the home where the beloved ...
CNN

Signed ‘Great Gatsby’ first edition to be offered in auction of Charlie Watts’ book collection

A collection of first-edition books and jazz memorabilia belonging to the late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts will go up for auction in September. More than 500 items, including a first edition ...
CNN

Rare first edition of Machiavelli’s famous leadership treatise, ‘The Prince,’ goes up for auction

The Italian Renaissance diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli has become synonymous with subtle scheming. And now, an extremely rare first edition of his most famous work, the political manual “The Prince,” is ...
The Sun

Do you have a first edition book including The Hobbit, Harry Potter and Game of Thrones that could be worth up to £5,000?

THE Hobbit and Harry Potter are some of the nation’s favourite books – but some readers have even more reasons to hold on to the titles. First-editions books from J.K Rowling, J.R.R Tolkien or Ian ...