A rare copy of the first Harry Potter book is going up for private sale at Christie’s in London, with initial offers starting from $250,000 (200,000 pounds). The first edition copy of "Harry Potter ...

HANOVER, N.H. — The librarians at the Rauner Special Collections Library at Dartmouth College are used to one frequent request from visitors. The most requested book in the library’s collection is the ...

More than 50 years after his death, J. R. R. Tolkien’s fantasy masterpieces never cease to enchant audiences around the world. Now, a rare first edition of Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” has been sold for £43 ...

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 ...

The Italian Renaissance diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli has become synonymous with subtle scheming. And now, an extremely rare first edition of his most famous work, the political manual “The Prince,” is ...

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