I got to go Rare Books San Francisco. It was a gathering of Antiquarian book dealers from all over the world:
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| The Babe Ruth Story-signed by Babe Ruth |
And there was other cool stuff as well:
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| A letter signed by Isaac Asimov |
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| This ad was done by Theodor Geisel/Dr.Seuss |
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| These passes are for the funeral of Charles Darwin. The purple ones were given out to the family. Only 33 were made |
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| 1948-New Year's Jubilee program from San Quentin State Prison |
And the most expensive item there was a signed first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It was the first book in the Harry Potter series and J.K. Rowling's first novel. It will set you back a cool $375,000:
I ended up buying this:
Wow! What treasures!
ReplyDeleteSome really interesting treasures! I'm fascinated by the Ukrainian cookbook!
ReplyDeleteYou do such fun things. I would love to explore this place.
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Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday, Patrick. ☺
Some really great old books there. I love to browse through old/rare book stores.
ReplyDeleteLovely event. But you know that at 15 february we have here the Reading Day! Nice coincidence!
ReplyDeleteHappy WW, Patrick and a fine week!
Wow The hair pieces caught my eye! Lovely! #TravelTuesday
ReplyDeleteFantastic! I collect cookery books and there are a couple there I'd love!
ReplyDeleteVery cool! This is something I'd like to see in person, especially the autographed Babe Ruth book. Great fun, great treasures!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your photos of those cool items with us at #weekendcoffeeshare. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteSome rare finds! I imagine the Jack Kerouac book would be interesting. I bet you paid more than 10¢ for the program, huh? Thanks so much for linking up at the Unlimited Link Party 100. Shared.
ReplyDeleteAs a book lover, I would love to attend that event, even if only to "window shop"
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