Twentieth Century first editions are increasing in value, so if you buy books try to get first printings and take care of the dust jacket. The latest trend is to collect books without critical ...

In a nail-biting, down-to-the-wire bidding war, a version of a book that can be had for free in many hotel room drawers was sold last week at auction for $80,000. A first edition of the Book of Mormon ...

Collecting vintage first edition books has always fascinated me because of the unique blend of history, rarity, and value these treasures hold. Many of these editions capture the original essence and ...

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 ...

(CBS News) Amid a surge of renewed interest in late author Maurice Sendak, a first edition of "Where the Wild Things Are" has sold for $25,000. Online book retailer Abebooks.com confirmed to CBS News ...

Hidden literary treasures could be sitting on your shelf right now. Discover 11 types of old books worth serious money and ...

First edition copies of The Hound of the Baskervilles and Agatha Christie’s The Thirteen Problems, which once belonged to late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, set two world auction records on ...

You can pick up a new paperback copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby for a few bucks at most any bookstore in the U.S. As of last week, for a few more dollars—$15—you can even pick up a copy ...

First editions hold a special place in the world of rare books. They represent the earliest form of a text before revisions, reprints, and mass-market changes. While many first editions are modestly ...

(RNS) — The starting bid was $1, but the final 15 minutes of the weeklong auction were punctuated by rapidly rising bids in mostly $500 increments. (RNS) — In a nail-biting, down-to-the-wire bidding ...