by Admin on October 16, 2015
The Rare Book Sale Monitor (RBSM) has been tracking the sales performance of “blue chips” for some of the major genre of rare books. In addition the author breakdown follows some of the most frequently traded authors of books that are considered rare, in order to track their performance. The sampling selection included in each […]
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Dickens,
J.R.R. Tolkien,
James Joyce,
Philip Dick,
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by Admin on July 17, 2015
In the midst of the Greece crisis reaching yet another boiling point, the RBSM recorded little or no change in ancient, classical Greek authors’ works covering history, science, geography, philosophy and literature. It has definitely not been the type of economic event with significant impact on antiquarian books. The supply of ancient Greek books got […]
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Art/Photography/Architecture,
J.R.R. Tolkien,
Rare Book Sale Monitor
As the world excitedly anticipates the completion of the long awaited for film, The Hobbit, ample credit towards the remarkable rare book whose story inspired the film is certainly due. While the book is not only a classic favorite in rare book literature, it is also significantly valuable in the rare book market, which […]
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book into film,
dust-jacket,
J.R.R. Tolkien,
Modern Firsts,
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