Also issued in 1939, Marvel Comics #1 is one of the rarest comic books in the world, according to Sell My Comic Books. There ...

Does a used Porsche seem like a fair trade for a rare 1555 book about medicine by Flemish physician Andreas Vesalius? No? Well, then, maybe you’re not as committed to tomes dedicated to medical ...

Louvre suffers another major setback as burst pipe damages rare books, adding to troubles following theft of Napoleon crown ...

Watermark West Rare Bookstore owner Phil McComish stands with a map from the 1870s advertising land for sale in Kansas. Watermark West Rare Bookstore has overcome challenges for 40 years, including ...

A water leak last month damaged hundreds of books in the Egyptian antiquities department at the Louvre, underscoring the ...

One morning in December 2004, four men embarked on a daring heist. Their target: several volumes of some of the world's rarest books, later valued at more than $5.7 million in total, located in the ...

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, visitors to ...

The handwritten notes that appear on almost every page of Le Petit Prince offer an intimate look into Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's creative process. Left, an illustration from Le Petit Prince by Antoine ...

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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 ...