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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

It didn’t seem like an auspicious purchase at the time: a discarded library book bought for £1 (about $1.20) at a rummage sale, one of a handful picked up to read on vacation. Except the book happened ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

James Bond fans have a golden opportunity to get their hands on a rare collection of 15 first-edition books related to the agent. The unique set, which includes 14 007 novels by Ian Fleming and a book ...