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Archive | September, 2016

Introducing Collections: A new way of shopping for collectables

We’re excited to announce that AbeBooks.co.uk has launched a new method of shopping for collectables – including art, ephemera and books – that combines the expertise of sellers around the world with the ability to discover hundreds of diverse, eclectic and often surprising items in a matter of seconds. Collections is a new highly visual […]

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Murder mystery mail! Enjoy the Agatha Christie stamps

The Royal Mail announced it would be releasing a series of Agatha Christie stamps with “hidden secrets” to mark the 126th anniversary of her birth. The six stamps are devoted to her mysteries, and include her debut The Mysterious Affair at Styles and the classic Murder on the Orient Express. The Guardian says: Each design […]

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Original Pauline Baynes drawing for Prince Caspian sells for £5,000

I’ve lost count of the number of times I have read Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis, and this image of the Pevensie children and Trumpkin crawling through the woods under a rain of arrows is ingrained into my memory. I am not the only person with fond memories for this Chronicles of Narnia book – somebody […]

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The best of Instagram life becomes a book

So there’s now a book about the best photographs on Instagram. Life on Instagram features images selected by Jim Stoddart, art director at Penguin. The photo-sharing network was launched in 2010 and now has more than 500 million users. For many users, Instagram is their essential app on their smartphones. Almost 100 million pictures and […]

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