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Most expensive books sold on AbeBooks in September 2008:

Administration des Haras by Eugène Gayot (on AbeBooks.fr)
Sold for $7,000
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (on AbeBooks.com)
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Tibullus cum commentariis Cyllænii Veronensis by Tibullus, Catullus and Propertius (on AbeBooks.co.uk)
Sold for $6,527
The Catalogue of the George Eumorfopoulos Collection by R.L. Hobson (on AbeBooks.com)
Sold for $6,555
Lo Purgatorio di Dante Alighieri Fiorentino by Dante (on AbeBooks.de)
Sold for $5,000
Kéraban-le-Têtu by Jules Verne (on AbeBooks.com)
Sold for $5,000
Handbook of Theoretical and Computational Nanotechnology by Michael Rieth (on AbeBooks.com)
Sold for $4,780
Voyage d’Italie, de Dalmatie, de Grèce, et du Levant, fait en 1675 & 1676 by Jacob Spon and George Wheler (on AbeBooks.com)
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Songs of Central Australia by T.G.H. Strehlow (on AbeBooks.de)
Sold for $4,000
Bible Verve with illustrations by Mark Chagall (on AbeBooks.de)
Sold for $3,916

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Collector's Corner

Collector Profiles:

This is where our rare book collectors have a chance to share their passion for antique books, Collectable books - their Passion for Books - with other collectors!

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Thomas C.
MI, USA
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MO, USA
Alan H.
Sussex, UK
Glen G.
CA, USA
Wayne V.
CO, USA

Special Feature

E Nesbit: Queen of Children's Literature

More than a century before the appearance of Harry Potter, E Nesbit wrote of magic, fantasy and childhood adventure in a way that would change children's literature forever.

Nesbit's realistic characters and everyday settings have maintained their fascination for young readers, while early and specialty editions of the author's works have garnered the attention of collectors.

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Favourites From Our Booksellers

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Winnie-the-Pooh First Deluxe Edition by A.A. Milne

Building the Bridge
Robert Emerson Curtis
Roz Hulse Ltd.
(Conway, UK)

A beautiful illustrated book about an iconic work of construction. Limited Edition. Inscribed by author/illustrator, making this a rare book, with a very interesting association. Cloth backed paper boards decorated in silver and red with an underside view of the bridge in construction.

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Niece of the Headmistress by Dorothy Vicary

Niece of the Headmistress
Dorothy VIcary
Librarius
(Chester le Street, DUR, UK)

Blackie & Son Limited, 1939. First edition. Rare, collectable. Tan cloth hardcover. Green border and black title to front board. Title and illustration of girl playing hockey to spine. From the author of 'Lucy Brown's Schooldays', this is a charming schoolgirl story in the style of Winifred Norlin, Angela Brazil and Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.

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