It took the patient sleuthing of a rare books and manuscripts curator from the Newberry Library to unravel the mystery of the ...

Marvin Rawski with one of his rare books in his top-floor flat in North Center. The 88-year-old bachelor’s passion ... leather that he’d bought on his most recent trip abroad.

A rare first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has sold for £36,000 after being bought for around just £10 ...

"It was an old ... for most of us, myself included, but this sale could provide the ultimate Christmas present for someone with very deep pockets.” The same November sale at Rare Book Auctions ...

If you have piles of old books at home, these editions could get you some ... This first edition is one of the rarest and ...

Most of us would expect to be paying a fortune for a city break to London. But one mum and her son managed to have a two-day ...

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A Harry Potter first edition bought for a tenner nearly 30 years ago by a Derbyshire mum after watching TV’s Blue Peter could ...

Two 600-year-old David Vases are part of the £1bn gift ... from where he began to collect large amounts of Chinese art and books. Trustees of the Sir Percival David Foundation said he had wanted ...

Instead, likely to the surprise of Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, that accolade has been awarded to former Aston Villa ...

most people think of Gay's The Word as selling new books (its sleek exterior and well-organised shelves certainly don't have that second-hand-book-shop vibe). But online, it has a rare and used ...