"Mike Cotter is director of operations for Yeoman's in the Fork, purveyors of rare books and historical documents, in Leiper's Fork. The shop will be featured in an upcoming episode of Auction Kings."

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"A first edition copy of Bram Stoker’s classic Whitby-based novel Dracula has sold at auction for £10,000."

"The book went under the hammer on Thursday at Sotheby’s auction house in London and was snapped up by a mystery bidder."

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"As part of its initiative to revive the literary works of pre-Independence era by publishing rare books written in Hindi and Urdu languages, the Hindustani Academy has decided to publish a rare book on the legendary king Raja Bhoj along with a series of other manuscripts."

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"West Virginia University celebrated the life of well-known 20th century writer Isaac Asimov by showcasing a collection of his works Tuesday."

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"The three day state book exhibition organised by the Karnataka Pustaka Pradhikara (Karnataka Book Authority) opened today amid great fanfare, a very rare sight in Mangalore but it was indeed a great show. Usually Mangalore returns a very poor response to a book exhibition, but this time bibliophiles did show up in large numbers."

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"The book fair happens October 29 to 31 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Distinguished booksellers from England, France, Germany and the Netherlands will join dealers from the USA and Canada. Nearly fifty dealers in all will have for sale thousands of antiquarian books, as well as first editions by modern authors, fine illustrated books, historically important documents, maps, prints and rare volumes dating back to the 15th century."

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"Thanks to Google and modern technology the scrolls will soon be online for everyone to see. On Tuesday Israel and Google announced a partnership that will bring these intriguing and mysterious scrolls to the world."

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"Where can you find England soccer legend Billy Wright, children’s author Arthur Ransome and Welsh poet Dylan Thomas all in one room?"

"This ecletic mix of big names from the 20th century are just a few of the subjects of books for sale at Oxfam’s book fair."

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"Specialized book fair of academic books will sprawl over an area of 2,400sq.m. The fair will open on Nov.2 in the Institute for the intellectual development of children and young adults."

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"The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries have acquired a unique collection of 280 rare books and manuscripts relating to the history of scientific discovery from the late 15th to the 20th centuries. A generous bequest from the Hinkes family, the collection was assembled over 20 years by Elliott Hinkes, a member of the School of Medicine’s class of 1967, who is now deceased."

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"But then, Maggs, 51, had ambitions of becoming a reggae superstar – not quite what his parents had in mind after an expensive private education at Westminster. Maggs played in a band called Talkover, worked as a DJ in various minor clubs and in department store stockrooms and other undemanding jobs, before fetching up like a prodigal son in the family business he initially wanted to avoid."

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"Thirty-three book and collectible dealers have signed up for the fair, the first one in Vancouver in two decades."

"There will be lots of rare books, but also old photographs, maps, prints, postcards and general ephemera."

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"Owners of Old Bennington Books, Tom and Martha Veitch, have been involved in the out-of-print and rare book business for more than 30 years -- selling books online for the past decade as Lightgate Books."

"With the new store location, the couple hope to expand business and their love of literature throughout the Southshire."

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"The vellum-bound book was given by Barrie to his close friend and society beauty, Lady Diana Cooper (nee Manners) and is signed 'To Diana Manners, from her friend, J.M. Barrie, Christmas 1911.'"

"Nearly 100 years later it is now set to fetch £18,000 to £20,000 at Sotheby's in London on October 28."

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"The Lilly Library turned 50 this year, with Oct. 3 marking the anniversary of
the dedication."

"The library is named after J.K. Lilly, who donated his entire collection of more than 20,000 rare books and 17,000 manuscripts to IU."

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"The first edition copy of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, first published in three volumes in 1847, was owned by the Rev John Nathaniel Micklethwait, who lived at Coltishall Hall and later inherited Taverham Hall."

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"Book lovers have a rare opportunity to see the world's most expensive book, James John Audubon's Birds of America, valued at £4-6 million (4.9-7.3 million euros). Sotheby's is exhibiting the book this fall in Paris, New York, and London."

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"It does represent a fresh direction for the museum, which has traditionally dedicated itself to exhibitions built around its own fine old things. Still, who’s to say that the Morgan, despite its attachment to Old Master drawings, manuscripts and rare books can’t sniff out the zeitgeist."

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"The Morgan Library & Museum's landmark McKim building will reopen to the public following the completion of the most extensive restoration of its interior spaces since its construction more than one hundred years ago. The building, designed by the firm of McKim, Mead and White, was once the private study and library of financier Pierpont Morgan."

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