Rare Books Uncovered: True Stories of Fantastic Finds in Unlikely Places

by Rebecca Rego Barry

Nicholas A Basbanes (Foreword)

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"Feed your inner bibliophile with this volume on unearthed rare and antiquarian books. Few collectors are as passionate or as dogged in the pursuit of their quarry as collectors of rare books. In Rare Books Uncovered, expert on rare and antiquarian books Rebecca Rego Barry recounts the stories of remarkable discoveries from the world of book collecting. Read about the family whose discovery in their attic of a copy of Action Comics No. 1--the first appearance of Superman--saved their home from foreclosure. Or the Salt Lake City bookseller who volunteered for a local fundraiser--and came across a 500-year-old copy of the Nuremberg Chronicle. Or the collector who, while browsing his local thrift shop, found a collectible copy of Calvary in China--inscribed by the author to the collector's grandfather. These tales and many others will entertain and inspire casual collectors and hardcore bibliomaniacs alike"--

"Discoveries of rare and collectible books are chronicled in stories from both casual and die-hard book collectors"--
  • ISBN13 9780760348611
  • Publish Date 24 March 2016 (first published 1 December 2015)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 5 March 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Voyageur Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 264
  • Language English