Peek at Joseph Pulitzer's code book

Posted on 04/12/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joseph Pulitzer — or at least his last name — is most widely known through the writing awards. And even...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Memorabilia

Medical journal that covers a hand-washing pioneer is up for bid

Posted on 04/12/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Less than two hundred years ago, the thought that hand-washing could prevent the spread of disease was seen as radical...

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Tagged As: History, Memorabilia, The Guardian

This rare-book auction has a rare end goal

Posted on 04/02/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We often share stories of rare books headed to auction — and to jaw-dropping sale prices. We don’t often get...

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Earlier draft of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” is discovered

Posted on 03/25/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We have yet another version of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” to admire. A rare-books dealer and Beat poetry specialist recently discovered...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Memorabilia, Poetry

Read author Douglas Adams's pep talk to himself

Posted on 03/22/2021 at 09:57 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Even people we recognize as outstanding in their field have internal struggles. The latest example of this is a note...

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Tagged As: Memorabilia, Science fiction, The Guardian

On the bicentenary of John Keats’s death

Posted on 02/27/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Tuesday marked the 200th anniversary of the death of poet John Keats. Although the COVID-19 pandemic certainly changed how the...

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Tagged As: History, Memorabilia, Poetry, The Guardian

A rare set of early paperbacks is up for sale

Posted on 02/24/2021 at 03:48 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Penguin Books (accurately) receives credit for popularizing the idea of the paperback book. But it certainly wasn’t the first publisher...

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Frederick Douglass's personal letters, writings, and more are headed online

Posted on 02/12/2021 at 10:14 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If the weather doesn’t have you eagerly awaiting February’s end, some historical document news might. The Beinecke Rare Book and...

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This year's bestseller: The early 20th-century literary burn book

Posted on 02/10/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We evidently really love a well-said putdown. The so-called literary burn book — Really and Truly: A Book of Literary...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, History, Literary Hub, Memorabilia, Women in literature

For sale: 14 first-edition James Bond books

Posted on 02/09/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The newswire became a bit heavy today, so we’re lightening things up. Those of you with an extra £475,000 (over...

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