The Upper East Side co-op where the late antique book dealer Madeleine B. Stern lived and worked for over 50 The Upper East Side co-op where the late antique book dealer Madeleine B. Stern lived and ...

A chance encounter with Frances Burney's 1778 novel, Evelina, sent rare book dealer Rebecca Romney on a yearslong quest to find the women writers who influenced Jane Austen's work. One of Romney's ...

A rare-books dealer who was cleared of wrongdoing over an alleged plot to sell the handwritten lyrics to songs from the Eagles’ legendary “Hotel California” album, which singer Don Henley claimed had ...

WILLIAMSBURG — Rare book collectors do not have to be wealthy individuals, seeking early printed books — known as incunabula — in their quest to save important parts of literary history. That is the ...

Writer and book dealer A.N. Devers ’ passion for collecting rare books started with a beat-up first-edition copy of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar, published under the pseudonym “ Victoria Lucas. ” It’s ...

Antique and collectible books can be worth a lot more money than it may seem, especially if they are part of a special edition or autographed.

An image of the Codex Sassoon, one of the most complete ancient bibles in existence that was sold at auction for $38 million in May. The record sale is one of many that are propelling the rare books ...

The pleasure of holding and reading a real live book in your hands is something most of us old-schoolers cherish. All these little electronic readers offer a much reduced experience, although that's a ...

The internet has undoubtedly influenced how antiques are sold. But some purists still think the best way to collect old things is to see and touch it for yourself. Despite the onslaught of 21st ...