#firsteditions — Public Fediverse posts
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There‘s a bunch of book thieves going around prestigious #libraries and swapping #Pushkin #FirstEditions for (so the library officials say) high quality facsimiles. The @stabi_berlin
has been targeted , also national libraries in Poland and the Baltic states.
It’s a wild story, and the forgers’ skills seem to be very remarkable.
#artcrimes #russianliterature #forgeries #antiquarianbooks
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First edition of The Hobbit found in Dundee charity shop sells for £10,000 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/12/first-edition-of-the-hobbit-found-in-dundee-charity-shop-sells-for-10000 #Tolkien #RareBooks #TheHobbit #Hobbit #Dundee #Scotland #CharityShops #ThriftStores #Books #Bookstodon #FirstEditions