Bibliophiles and history buffs, gather ‘round and take heed: An Oakwood rare book store will offer a rare first edition of the King James Bible for sale next week. The price: $85,000. “The King James ...

The Jewish Theological Seminary plans to sell a 1455 edition of the Book of Esther from a rare Gutenberg Bible at auction on June 19, the latest sign that the school is grappling with a long-running ...

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Just months after it opened its Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library, the University of South Carolina has acquired a rare medieval Bible, the first complete Bible of ...

Raptis Rare Books unveils its highly anticipated Holiday 2024 Catalog, featuring rare first editions, signed works, and ...

Two volunteers sorting through donations at an Oxfam charity shop in Essex were surprised to uncover a rare copy of the first Bible ever translated into Chinese — a discovery that later sold at ...

Dallas-based Heritage Auctions is hosting a rare book auction featuring a handwritten letter from J.R.R. Tolkien, a leaf from the Gutenberg Bible and other literary treasures. The two-page, ...

NEW YORK – More people are turning to the Bible as a safe refuge from a struggling stock market and rising inflation, pouring large sums of cash into rare 1611 King James Bibles, centuries-old Matthew ...

A rare Bible used to justify slavery, one of only three known copies, is now on display in D.C. Known as a "slave Bible," the 212-year-old book that can be found at the Museum of the Bible was used to ...

Danville, Va. | Electrician Michael Hoskins is not averse to browsing when he drops off trash at the Route 41 dump bin, and a recent visit rewarded his curiosity. Hoskins said he discovered a 188-year ...

The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library has acquired two “Tyndale Bibles” — the first printed English translations of biblical texts — which are among the rarest and most influential works in the ...

The Rare Book Room in Preus Library is dedicated to the memories of of Karl T. Jacobsen (Class of 1902) librarian of Luther College from 1920-1949, and to J. C. M Hanson (Class of 1882) under whom Mr.

Even though he spent the first 53 years of his life in the pew at his family’s Woodstock church, it took a rare cancer to ...