As a graduate student in Laramie, Wyo., in the 1990s, Sarah Mentock spent many weekends hunting for bargains at neighborhood yard sales. On one of those weekends, she spotted “The Lord of the Isles,” ...
Last Best Books specializes in rare, out-of-print books, from first edition Hemingway to 1940's gardening manuals.
Old books can be beautiful to look at. But handle with care — they just might be toxic. The covers of Victorian-era books are already known to sometimes have pigments that contain toxic heavy metals ...
Finding unique, treasured items at a thrift store or garage sale can be a satisfying victory. This includes discovering old or out-of-print books to add to your personal collection at home. However, ...
It’s been almost a week since Alachua County’s Friends of the Library fall book sale ended, but for volunteers and book lovers alike, the hardest part of the work is just beginning: throwing away ...