Rare Books

Send us Fan Mail 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 Intro 00:05 All the books in the library 03:41 Guttenberg Bible 05:59 Mormon publications/daVinci’s notebook/documents 09:55 The Great Gatsby 10:52 In Our Time 13:20 The Catcher in The Rye 14:00 Tamerlane and Other Poems 16:28 Pride and Prejudice 17:28 Great Expectations 18:15 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 19:20 Ulysses 20:15 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone 22:07 The Canterbury Tales 22:56 The Hobbit 24:44 William Shakespeare’s First Folio 26:21 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? Support the show Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.