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Virginia Woolf Signed Copy of Orlando For Sale

Virginia Woolf Signed Copy of Orlando For Sale

Highlights from Alibris

These are a few items of interest from one of my favorite book buying sites, Albrilis.com. With the Holidays approaching, I will be buying books as gifts - as gifts they are meaningful and always appreciated I have discovered...

Top Ten: Influences on the Value of a Second Hand Book

Source: Reading Habits Feed Yours Website. We want to thank the author Amber Cross for allowing me to publish this. I hope you will find it interesting... Thursday, 10 November 2011Reading Habit's http://feedyourreadinghabit.blogspot.com/2011/11/reading-habits-top-ten-influences-on.html Top Ten: Influences on the Value of a Second Hand Book As a second hand bookstore operator I often get asked to [...]

AbeBooks' Top 10 Most Expensive Sales in June 2011

AbeBooks' Top 10 Most Expensive Sales in June 2011

Signed Copy of Rare Book of Poems by William Blake for Sale at Bonhams

A previously unknown copy of a very rare book of early poems by William Blake is for auction at the Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs sale at Bonhams in London on 22 March. It is estimated at between £60,000-80,000.

New Limited Book Explores The Impressive Paintings of Figurative Artist Eric Zener

San Francisco based Art Publishing Ltd. offers consumers the ultimate experience in informational high arts with ZENER, a book that compiles almost a decade of the established artist’s work.

AbeBooks' Most Expensive Sales in 2010

AbeBooks' Most Expensive Sales in 2010

Its Official: Decision Points "Limited" Edition a Bad Joke by Stephen Gertz

Booktryst's controversial report about the limited edition of former President George W. Bush's new book, Decision Points, has been vindicated by new facts that have emerged since the original post.

The "limitation" is to a staggering 4,500 copies, a number so large that the edition has lost all credibility as a collectible and claim to being special...

The Curse of Lono Signed by Hunter Thompson & Ralph Steadman

Legendary author Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005) developed a style of writing about American life and politics that was so acerbic and over-the-top, it earned its own nickname: “gonzo journalism.” His magazine articles and books—of which he penned nearly a dozen, including Hell's Angels, The Rum Diary, Songs for the Doomed, The Great Shark Hunt, and the monumental Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas—influenced a generation of writers and established his voice as an essential part of America’s socio-political fabric

Taschen Releases New Signed Limited Book on Pucci

Featuring hundreds of photographs, drawings, and candid shots from the archives of the Emilio Pucci Foundation, this XL tome captures the breathtaking elegance and drama of a unique brand. Vanessa Friedman's text places Emilio Pucci's achievements in the context of fashion history, and provides insight into the remarkable Pucci dynasty.