CORRECTION: A photo caption in an earlier version of this article gave incorrect information about Barbara Heritage’s job. She is the director of collections, exhibitions and scholarly initiatives at ...

As a graduate student in Laramie, Wyo., in the 1990s, Sarah Mentock spent many weekends hunting for bargains at neighborhood yard sales. On one of those weekends, she spotted “The Lord of the Isles,” ...

And Books Don't throw away that rough draft of your latest paper just yet, archivists advise. It may never have the multimillion-dollar value of Albert Einstein's draft chapter on special relativity ...

You might think that stack of old books in your attic is nothing but dust and sentimental value-but think again. Rare editions, early printings, and even certain "common" titles can sell for ...

Everyone in New Orleans who loves books — old books, collectors’ items or just bargains — looks forward to the Symphony Book Fair each spring. You never know what you might find there, what treasures ...

In June 2020, Taylor Kan was a recent college grad, working remote for a consumer packaged goods company, and—like many of us in the throes of the pandemic—found himself stuck at home with little to ...