What exactly makes something an antique, as opposed to a collectible? You'll often find things under both labels in the same stores, and the labels both trade heavily on a combination of nostalgia, ...

Does a used Porsche seem like a fair trade for a rare 1555 book about medicine by Flemish physician Andreas Vesalius? No? Well, then, maybe you’re not as committed to tomes dedicated to medical ...

Book lovers know there's something magical about wandering through rows of old books, each one holding stories from the past.

Responses to an essay by Roger Rosenblatt about keeping and tossing old books. Also: A.I. and human identity; new heights for ...

This signed autobiography of Babe Ruth will carry a $10,000 price tag at the 63rd annual Antiquarian Book Fair in New York. A Babe Ruth autobiography published in 1948 will bear a price tag of $10,000 ...

An image of the Codex Sassoon, one of the most complete ancient bibles in existence that was sold at auction for $38 million in May. The record sale is one of many that are propelling the rare books ...

March marks the last month of Rare Books 101 at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Along with opportunities to view significant historic acclaimed works that are always on display, visitors to ...

PROVO — I'm halfway through my interview with Reid Moon, collector of rare and cool artifacts, when he tells me about this game he likes to play when he's talking to groups about his collection of ...

Moon’s Rare Books, located at The Shops at Riverwoods, is home to hundreds of books and rare items. Store owner and treasure hunter Reid Moon travels the globe, collecting items to showcase in his ...

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,” ...