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Archive | October, 2015

Signed copy of Career of Evil sells for £1,500

It didn’t take long for Robert Galbraith’s latest book to become collectable. Over the weekend, AbeBooks.co.uk sold a signed copy of Career of Evil for £1,500 (that’s $1,385 in Yankee dollars) to show that interest in J.K. Rowling’s crime writing alter ego remains as strong as ever. Career of Evil is the third Cormoran Strike novel […]

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Million dollar junk shop photo reveals Billy the Kid played croquet

The wildest man in the Wild West, Billy the Kid, played croquet, it has been revealed after the remarkable discovery of only the second photograph of the outlaw. The Guardian reports: The faded image was among a pile of photos inside a cardboard box at a junk shop in Fresno, California, unearthed by a collector […]

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Date for your calendar – Chelsea Antiquarian Book Fair, 6-7 November

The annual Chelsea Antiquarian Book Fair is coming up soon. This year’s event is set for Friday November 6 (2pm to 7pm) and Saturday November 7 (11am to 5pm) at the Chelsea Old Town Hall on the King’s Road in London. Tickets are available on the door at £10 each or £15 for two. However, […]

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September’s bestselling signed books

Once a month we like to take a peek at our top-selling signed books. September was a busy month for literary award-finalists – our list includes two National Book Award and four Man Booker finalists. 1. Purity by Jonathan Franzen 2. Brief History of Seven Killings by James Marlon 3. A Full Life: Reflections at […]

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