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Wonderfully weird books, odd books, bizarre books and more
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Weird books
June 03, 2021
Welcome to the Weird Book Room on AbeBooks, where you'll find some of the most funny and bizarre books, the world has ever known.
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50 essential travel books
By Richard Davies
June 21, 2021
A good author should always suffer for his or her art. Well, the best travel writers suffer more than most, so perhaps that's why their books are so memorable. Here's our list of the best travel books to read.
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Women's Prize for Fiction Archives
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Women's Prize for Fiction archives: the best since 1996
October 01, 2021
Since 1996, the Women's Prize for Fiction has recognized and celebrated the best female writers around the world. Discover award-winning books from the likes of Zadie Smith, Carol Shields, Ali Smith, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and more.
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Devilish books
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The most devilish books
August 30, 2021
Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, the prince of darkness - call him what you will, but the devil is a such an intriguing force of evil that countless writers across many centuries have woven a devil, the devil or simply demonic themes into their work.
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The International Booker Prize archives: award winners
May 17, 2022
A complete list of the International Booker Prize-winning books since 2016. Find signed copies of the best modern novels.
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Most expensive sales from January to March 2022
April 07, 2022
Our list of rare and collectible items includes J.M. Barrie's famous fictional island, a study of Egyptian tarot, several iconic 20th century first editions and books that span the globe.
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The Sistine Chapel: A biblical quest for the ultimate art book
April 04, 2022
Books have always struggled to convey the spectacular beauty of Rome’s Sistine Chapel. Until now. A five-year collaboration between the Vatican and two publishers has resulted in this luxury three-volume art book.
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Naturally beautiful: the New Naturalist series
By Julie Oreskovich March 23, 2022
The New Naturalist Series is an on-going series of books published by Collins that focuses on natural history. The series, famous for its dust jacket designs, began in 1945 with Butterflies by E.B. Ford and more than 100 titles have been published.
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Collecting the Britain in Pictures series
March 17, 2022
In 1941, with Britain facing invasion by Germany, Collins published series of social history books called Britain in Pictures to create a record of British life. George Orwell, Graham Greene and Edith Sitwell were among the writers to contribute books. Today, these books are highly collectible.
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Discover 9 rare bookselling businesses owned by women
February 28, 2022
Celebrate these rare bookselling businesses owned and operated by women. Discover how these booksellers launched their careers and their advice to young women wishing to enter antiquarian bookselling today.
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The tragic author who inspired The Grand Budapest Hotel
By Richard Davies February 23, 2022
The Grand Budapest Hotel was one of the most successful movies of 2014 and nominated for nine Academy Awards, including best film and best director. But are you aware of the inspiration for this award-winning movie?
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10 trailblazing environmental books
February 15, 2022
From Silent Spring to Gorillas in the Mist, this list features books published between 1911 and 1999 that highlighted environments and species in danger.
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Moraine Books: Moomins & more
By Richard Davies February 10, 2022
Moraine Books is a proudly Finnish antiquarian bookselling company that’s dedicated to bringing Finland’s culture and literature to an international audience. Located in Vantaa, near Helsinki, this family business offers used and rare books, including numerous books by Tove Jansson who created the Moomins.
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Mystery Cove Bookshop: A Maine attraction
By Richard Davies February 10, 2022
Steve Powell’s bookshop is located in Hulls Cove, a beautiful hamlet, on Mount Desert Island off the coast of Maine. On AbeBooks, Steve sells as the Mystery Cove Bookshop but his bricks and mortar store is called the Bar Habor Book Shop. Steve's sold used and rare books since the early 1980s and has a passion for mysteries.
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Antiquariat F. Neidhardt: A family business
By Richard Davies February 10, 2022
Antiquariat F. Neidhardt is an antiquarian bookselling business based in Böblingen, Germany. Fritz Neidhardt started the firm with a bookshop in Stuttgart in 1953. Today, Max Neidhardt, Fritz’s son, runs the business, which specializes in rare and illustrated books.
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Explaining Cosway bindings
February 08, 2022
Cosway bindings are beautiful books with miniature paintings inset into fine leather bindings. They are named after miniaturist portrait painter Richard Cosway. Bookselling firm Sotheran's invented the concept with Miss C.B. Currie providing the art.
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Explaining Books of Hours
By Sandra Hindman January 24, 2022
Books of Hours were medieval bestsellers. Sandra Hindman, an expert on medieval manuscripts, explains why these books were, and still are, so important.
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Vintage Newbery: first editions from the Newbery Medal archives
By Jessica Doyle January 19, 2022
Newbery books have been read by multiple generations in many languages around the world. Some are not only cherished stories, but valuable collectibles too.
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James Baldwin: His books and his legacy
January 18, 2022
James Baldwin (1924-1987) was a pioneer, addressing Black civil rights and gay rights in his writing. Famous for Go Tell it on the Mountain and Notes of a Native Son, Baldwin's contribution to Black literature is immense.