The value of a book, if not its contents

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: August 27, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Souren Melikian
International Herald Tribune
08-27-2005
Literary fame is ephemeral, and books that once announced events of world importance become little more than extremely expensive collectibles. When the first part of the library of the rare-book seller Pierre Beres, who spent six decades tracking the first editions of works that changed the course of Western culture, comes up at Drouot in a sale conducted by Frederic Chambre on Oct. 28, bibliophiles from around the world will be there, furiously competing over the spoils. And yet most of them would find it difficult to sum up with ...

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