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Product Identifiers
PublisherQuarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN-100760361576
ISBN-139780760361573
eBay Product ID (ePID)240110803
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
TopicComics, Books, Antiques & Collectibles
AuthorRebecca Rego Barry
IllustratorYes
Dimensions
Item Length9 In.
Item Height0.8 In.
Item Weight15.6 Oz
Item Width6.1 In.
Additional Product Features
LCCN2019-296811
Book TitleRare Books Uncovered : True Stories of Fantastic Finds in Unlikely Places
Dewey Decimal090.75
Intended AudienceTrade
Edition DescriptionNew Edition
SynopsisFew collectors are as passionate about their quarry as collectors of rare books. Rebecca Rego Barry's Rare Books Uncovered relates 56 tales from the antiquarian paper trail. An expert on rare books, Barry recounts stories from a world of remarkable discoveries. Read about a stash of vintage comic books, worth $35 million, long forgotten in a basement closet. Or a first edition of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird purchased at a Philadelphia flea market for a few dollars. Or a stunning eighteenth-century French folio stored in a Massachusetts barn. These stories and others like them will entertain and inspire casual collectors and hardcore bibliomaniacs alike. Book jacket., Precious old books found in unlikely places, from the family that avoided foreclosure through a book in their attic to a copy of the Nuremberg Chronicle in a local fundraiser., Precious old books found in unlikely places, from the family that avoided foreclosure through a book in their attic to a copy of the Nuremberg Chronicle in a local fundraiser. Feed your inner bibliophile with this volume on unearthed rare and antiquarian books. Few collectors are as passionate or as dogged in the pursuit of their quarry as collectors of rare books. In Rare Books Uncovered, expert on rare and antiquarian books Rebecca Rego Barry recounts the stories of remarkable discoveries from the world of book collecting. Read about the family whose discovery in their attic of a copy of Action Comics No. 1- the first appearance of Superman-saved their home from foreclosure. Or the Salt Lake City bookseller who volunteered for a local fundraiser and came across a 500-year-old copy of the Nuremberg Chronicle. Or the collector who, while browsing his local thrift shop, found a collectible copy of Calvary in China inscribed by the author to the collector's grandfather. These tales and many others will entertain and inspire casual collectors and hardcore bibliomaniacs alike., Feed your inner bibliophile with this volume on unearthed rare and antiquarian books. Few collectors are as passionate or as dogged in the pursuit of their quarry as collectors of rare books. In Rare Books Uncovered , expert on rare and antiquarian books Rebecca Rego Barry recounts the stories of remarkable discoveries from the world of book collecting. Read about the family whose discovery in their attic of a copy of Action Comics No. 1--the first appearance of Superman-saved their home from foreclosure. Or the Salt Lake City bookseller who volunteered for a local fundraiser--and came across a 500-year-old copy of the Nuremberg Chronicle . Or the collector who, while browsing his local thrift shop, found a collectible copy of Calvary in China --inscribed by the author to the collector's grandfather. These tales and many others will entertain and inspire casual collectors and hardcore bibliomaniacs alike.
Publication Year2018
Dewey Edition23
FormatTrade Paperback
FeaturesNew Edition
LC Classification NumberZ987
Number of Pages280 pages
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- 03 Jul, 2019
Interesting and informative book in excellent condition.
Interesting and informative book n excellenr condition.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 14 Feb, 2023
treasure hunting
Great Stories! Makes me reminisce about my finds.Verified purchase: Yes
