A soldier from Indiana lived the ultimate rare book dream yesterday, according to this report from AP. His rare leather-bound first edition of volume one of The Federalist sold for $80,000 at auction. A nice little earner before he goes to Iraq for a second tour of duty.
Indiana National Guard Capt. Nathan Harlan was 16 when he paid $7 at flea market for the 1788 book that’s the first part of a two-volume book of essays calling for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
