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June 04, 2007: Rare Book Dealer Rick Gekoski Featured in "The Hindu"
"By the next morning, Gekoski had sold it to a rich book collector (Bernie Taupin, Elton John’slong-time lyricist) for £9,000. The moment it had gone out of his hands he felt bad. He had wanted to keep it with him. In 1992, Gekoski traced the book and bought it back for £13,000. After owning itfor a short while, he sold it again to a book collector. In 2002, the book appeared at a Christie’ssale and sold for an astounding $264,000."
