Rare Books

Episode 143 of Celebrate Poe deals with some of the most valuable books/documents ever published.  This episode begins with George as a kid planning to “read every book in the library” and ends with his brief experience with an actual copy of Shakespeare’s 1523 First Folio.  Rare Books also  deals with some of the most valuable books written by Americans (the most expensive might surprise you) and some of the rarest books written by English writers.

00:00 Intro00:05 All the books in the library03:41 Guttenberg Bible05:59 Mormon publications/daVinci’s notebook/documents09:55 The Great Gatsby10:52 In Our Time13:20 The Catcher in The Rye14:00 Tamerlane and Other Poems16:28 Pride and Prejudice17:28 Great Expectations18:15 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland19:20 Ulysses20:15 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone22:07 The Canterbury Tales22:56 The Hobbit24:44 William Shakespeare’s First Folio26:21  Touching the First Folio

What was the first book printed using moveable type?What was movable type important?What is the most expensive DOCUMENT ever sold?Who bought Leonardo daVinci’s notebook?Who wrote In Our Time?Who wrote The Catcher in the Rye?What is the most valuable book ever written by an American writer?How many volumes was Pride and Prejudice first released as?What is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone known as in England?How many stories are there in The Canterbury Tales?Why was difficult to print copies of The Hobbitt during World War II?How old will Shakespeare’s First Folio be next year?What did the Mills College copy of the First Folio sell for?