The image features inscriptions, which the Huntington materials suggest act a bit like speech bubbles, quoting passages from ...

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 ...

Agents searched his Ohio apartment and found a cache of stolen books. McCarty-Thomas was charged in federal court. A judge ...

The 1937 book was made into a Hollywood blockbuster 75 years after its release, featuring numerous famous faces ...

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 ...

"Jane Austen's Bookshelf" spotlights eight women writers, largely lost to history, who influenced the English novelist.

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 ...

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 ...

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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