Posted in Antiquarian Books, Book Collecting Resources, News, tagged Abebooks, Antiquarian Books, Books on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Another list from Abebooks, this the listing of the most expensive sales in 2008:
Etudes à l’Eau-Forte by Francis Seymour Haden – $17,216
A collection of 25 etchings by Seymour Hayden – 24 of the plates depict the landscape around London, the Thames, Ireland and Wales and the final one is a portrait of Thomas Haden. The text reproduces [...]
Posted in Antiquarian Books, Literature, News, tagged Abebooks, Book Sales, Booklists on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Abebooks.com has announced its Top Ten books sold in 2008:
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Dreams from My [...]
Posted in Antiquarian Books, Book Collecting Resources, News, tagged Bibliographical Society of Canada, Book Collecting on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Canada’s first National Book-Collecting Contest was created by the Bibliographical Society of Canada to encourage young Canadians to collect books and study the discipline of researching and writing bibliographies. They are partnered with the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC), and the Alcuin Society, all passionate about reading, collecting, and studying book history.”
Entries must be postmarked [...]
