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Jane Austen on the Block1 comment

Janeite Deb wrote 21 hours ago: Two Austen items on the auction block in early December: Sotheby’s Fine Books and Manuscripts Sale N … more →

Tags: antiquarian books, Jane Austen, Literature, Auctions, Emma, Mansfield Park

Two ways to ride a flying carpet: Richard Halliburton and out-of-body experiences (OBEs)

sykravitz wrote 2 days ago: Richard Halliburton's books and 2 unmarked photographs Richard Halliburton, the famed American a … more →

Tags: Clairvoyance, Materialization, esp, Richard Halliburton, flying carpet, out of body experience, 1930s, Travel Writer, India

Gems on COPAC

specialcollectionsbradford wrote 3 days ago: Some of our hidden gems are having their chance to shine! Special Collections includes many rare boo … more →

Tags: Other News, Cataloguing, fundraising, COPAC, Challenge fund, Maps

Featured Thanksgiving Titles

Hilltown Families wrote 5 days ago: Click on Title to view full description 1 BRUCHAC, Joseph. Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the … more →

Tags: Featured Titles..., Books, Collectible, first edition, first printing, Holiday, Literature, out of print books, rare book

New Titles (11/16/09)

Hilltown Families wrote 5 days ago: Cleve Gray. WEBER, Nicholas Fox. Precious Heritage: The Status of Biodiversity in the United States. … more →

Tags: New Titles, Books, Collectible, first edition, first printing, Literature, out of print books, rare book

Le Petit Prince (1943 French Language Edition)

Hilltown Families wrote 1 week ago: Add to Shopping Cart Author Name: SAINT-EXUPERY, Antoine de.Title: Le Petit Prince. Binding: Hardcov … more →

Tags: children's literature, French Literature, out of print books, Books, Literature, rare book, Collectible, first edition, first printing

Great Crash, 1929 (1955, 1st Edition)

Hilltown Families wrote 1 week ago: Add to Shopping Cart Author Name: GALBRAITH, John Kenneth.Title: Great Crash, 1929. Binding: Hardcov … more →

Tags: History, American History, Books, Collectible, Economics, first edition, first printing, Literature, out of print books

New Titles (11/09/09)

Hilltown Families wrote 1 week ago: History: Choice and Commitment. GILBERT, Felix. Law and Representation in Early Modern Drama. MUKHER … more →

Tags: New Titles, Books, Collectible, first edition, first printing, Literature, out of print books, rare book

Tales Told of James Joyce and the Black Sun Press

Melissa Hubbard wrote 2 weeks ago: One of SCRC’s most renowned collections is its extensive holdings of James Joyce manuscripts, … more →

Tags: Manuscripts

the man who loved books too much2 comments

Molly wrote 2 weeks ago: I received an offer of a review copy of Allison Hoover Bartlett’s The Man Who Loved Books Too … more →

Tags: Updates, The Man Who Loved Books Too Much, Allison Hoover Bartlett

"Farmer" by Jim Harrison (1st ed.)

Hilltown Families wrote 2 weeks ago: Add to Shopping Cart   Author Name: HARRISON, Jim. Title: Farmer. Binding: Hardcover Book Condi … more →

Tags: Books, Collectible, first edition, Jim Harrison, Literature, out of print books, rare book

"Intruder in the Dust" by William Faulkner (1st Printing)

Hilltown Families wrote 2 weeks ago: Add to Shopping Cart Author Name: FAULKNER, William. Title: Intruder in the Dust. Binding: Hardcover … more →

Tags: Award Winning Authors, Books, Literature, Nobel Prize, rare book, Collectible, first printing, William Faulkner

"University and the Public Interest" by A. Bartlett Giamatti (Inscribed to William Manchester)

Hilltown Families wrote 2 weeks ago: Add to Shopping Cart   Author Name: GIAMATTI, A. Bartlett. Title: University and the Public Int … more →

Tags: signed, A. Bartlett Giamatti, Books, Collectible, Education, first edition, first printing, inscribed, out of print books

"Faith and the Future" by Pope Benedict XVI

Hilltown Families wrote 2 weeks ago: Add to Shopping Cart Author Name: RATZINGER, Joseph (Pope Benedict XVI).   Title: Faith and the … more →

Tags: german literature, Theology, Books, Collectible, first edition, first printing, Joseph Ratzinger, Literature, literature in translation

New Titles (11/02/09)

Hilltown Families wrote 2 weeks ago: All the… of the Bible (23 volumes). LOCKYER, Herbert. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Colle … more →

Tags: New Titles, Books, Collectible, first edition, first printing, Literature, out of print books, rare book

Bart's Books-My First Time...2 comments

missenscene wrote 3 weeks ago: http://www.bartsbooksojai.com/ When I was in Ojai this past weekend, my friend insisted I visit Bart … more →

Tags: Design, Art, Photography, Food, Set Design, Fashion, Entertainment, Travel, Music

Jim Corbett Omnibus: Man-Eaters of India (1st Ed. 1957)

Hilltown Families wrote 3 weeks ago: Add to Shopping Cart Author Name: CORBETT, Jim. Title: Man-Eaters of India. Binding: Hardcover Book … more →

Tags: Hunting and Fishing, out of print books, Books, Literature, rare book, Collectible, first edition, first printing, hunting

Wrinkle in Time by L'Engle (1963 Newbery Medal Winner)

Hilltown Families wrote 3 weeks ago: Add to Shopping Cart Author Name: L’ENGLE, Madeleine. Title: Wrinkle in Time. Binding: Hardcov … more →

Tags: children's literature, Award Winning Authors, out of print books, Books, Literature, rare book, Collectible, first edition, first printing

New Titles (10/26/09

Hilltown Families wrote 3 weeks ago: Greek Painted Pottery. COOK, R. M. Godwulf Manuscript. PARKER, Robert B. America’s Fabrics: Or … more →

Tags: New Titles, out of print books, Books, children's literature, Literature, rare book, Collectible, first edition, first printing


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