In 2022, book and paper auction sales totaled $1.06 billion, according to Rare Book Hub, down about $100 million from 2021 when a few high-priced items skewed figures upward, but up sharply from ...

You've probably read articles about all those insanely expensive and incredibly rare, collectible books — like the highly covetable first edition of J.K. Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard ...