According to last week's NY Times Sunday magazine, Christie's is set to auction 75 first editions, including art books, each annotated by its author/artist, to raise funds for the PEN American Center. If you're close to Rockefeller Plaza between now and December 2nd, you, too, can take a look at these one-of-a-kind items. Don't drool, … Continue reading Authors’ Second Thoughts To Raise Big Bucks
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Mother’s Day “Rare” Book Treasure
Serendipity! One week after I posted the review of a book about the rare book world, Book Thieves, Rare Books, and Obsession, I wandered through the San Francisco Public Library's Spring Book Sale, a vast assortment of over 250,000 books separated into 70+ categories and filling up 50,000 sq. ft. of tables at the Ft. … Continue reading Mother’s Day “Rare” Book Treasure
Jilanne Hoffmann 