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Thursday, April 16, 2026

Arthur Rackham: The Little Mermaid's Home Life

London publisher George G. Harrap gave us an edition of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in 1932 featuring illustrations by Arth...

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

William James, Jr.'s, Copy of Conclusive Evidence by Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov's memoir Conclusive Evidence retailed for $3.00 when it was published in 1951. Chapter 6 is "Butterflies,"...

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Patrick Callahan's Copy of Stay Hungry by Charles Gaines

Every now and then I like to indulge my antiquarian side. Last spring, a signed copy of the 1972 novel Stay Hungry was sold on e Bay. The a...

Sunday, February 2, 2025

Damn the Good Doktor: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman

A first edition copy of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (1971) by Hunter S. Thompson i...

Monday, January 1, 2024

Lea and Ira Gershwin's Copy of Carry On, Jeeves! by P. G. Wodehouse

With the new year come new post-holiday sales to torment the insolvent. For any who somehow still have reserves of cash in the bank, though,...

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