Signed First Editions & Rare Books
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When a bookplate enhances a first edition: Lynd Ward inside Virginia Woolf’s The Waves
There are occasions when a bookplate does more than mark ownership. It becomes part of the book’s story. Pasted inside a 1931 First American Edition of The Waves by Virginia Woolf, published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, is a striking Art Deco bookplate entitled ‘Creation’. Designed for a certain David Adams, it is the work …
Who really wrote Nancy Drew? The hidden authors behind Carolyn Keene
Few names in children’s literature feel as solid and dependable as Carolyn Keene. For generations, she has been the guiding hand behind Nancy Drew’s sharp mind, steady nerve, and unmistakable confidence. Yet Carolyn Keene never existed. She was a literary façade, carefully constructed to conceal a far more complex and fascinating reality. The Nancy Drew …
Black History Month: 10 essential Black authors every modern library should include
Black History Month offers a natural moment to revisit authors whose work has shaped modern literature and cultural history. For readers and collectors alike, these books are more than influential texts: they are artefacts of ideas, resistance, and lasting artistic achievement. First editions and signed copies by the writers below sit at the intersection of …