9 new books to read in March, and a long-sought artifact comes to the Huntington
The image features inscriptions, which the Huntington materials suggest act a bit like speech bubbles, quoting passages from ...
Rare 1937 book behind popular film can fetch £24,000 - have you got it?
The 1937 book was made into a Hollywood blockbuster 75 years after its release, featuring numerous famous faces ...
Jane Austen’s Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector’s Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend
By chance, Romney, a rare-books collector, comes upon a 1778 novel by a woman who turns out to have been one of Jane Austen’s ...
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Barry Humphries's rare books tipped to sell for £400,000: Almost 250 titles on offer from late Dame Edna Everidge star's huge collection include signed copies of Evelyn Waugh ...
Almost 250 rare books are being sold from the legendary Australian comedian's estate including prized first editions. Humphries, whose characters included Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson ...
Rediscover Arizona: Visit the Rare Book Room at the Phoenix Public Library
The Rare Book Room is only open on limited hours and may require an appointment, so call ahead before going. The Phoenix Public Library is located at 1221 N. Central Ave. in Phoenix and the phone ...
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Rare Books 101 – Interview with Rare Book Curator, Heather Gring
March marks the last month of Rare Books 101 at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Along with opportunities to view significant historic acclaimed works that are always on display ...
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Her Daughter 'Destroyed' Her Cousin's Rare Book Collection. But She Refuses to Apologize — or Pay
After her 13-year-old niece destroys her daughter's rare book collection, a woman demands her sister take responsibility for her daughter's actions — but she refuses Ashley Vega is a writer ...
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Rare book dealer Rebecca Romney dedicates a book to the women Jane Austen read
"Jane Austen's Bookshelf" spotlights eight women writers, largely lost to history, who influenced the English novelist.
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The Forgotten Writers Who Influenced Jane Austen
In “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf,” a rare-book collector sets out to “investigate” a group of overlooked female writers. By Sadie Stein Sadie Stein is an editor at the Book Review.
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Rare book dealer Rebecca Romney dedicates a book to the women Jane Austen read
A chance encounter with Frances Burney's 1778 novel, Evelina, sent rare book dealer Rebecca Romney on a yearslong quest to find the women writers who influenced Jane Austen's work. One of Romney's ...