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The suggestion from matt wasserman sounds good, but i cant see a way to search by date at the open library. The title piece is about a turkish warlord who forsakes his true love to build an empire but later regrets the decision. From shakespeare to da vinci, heres a definitive list of the worlds most expensive manuscripts. A compilation of select prosthodontic articles previously published in various dental journals. The most valuable authors in vintage paperback by bruce black just as in collecting their hardcover counterparts, numerous factors lead to collectibility in vintage paperbacks. The most famous person ever and the most sold book ever is. The 21 bestselling books of all time howstuffworks.
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Dec, 2004 every passion has its holy grail, and rare book collecting is no exception. Compiled and edited with the cooperation of the library of congress and the national union catalog subcommittee of the resources committee of the resources and. Ever since the printed word went into press, millions of books have been produced and many ended up on the slush pile. These came in a variety of colors, with the standard issue being limited to around 3,000 copies, while only a hundred silver variants were printed with grey paper covers. As for whether hes written as many is a more difficulttoclaim position, considering he uses algorithms to compile publicly available information for his works content. Most collectible books of the decade 20002009 on abebooks. List of most expensive books and manuscripts wikipedia. A first edition of the kite runner by khaled hosseini. Valuable books can turn up at yard sales and book sales, too, where you can buy them for next to nothing.
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