The Lindbergh Connection At Landmark Books
Who was the most famous Detroiter born in 1902 on this day in history? If you answered Charles A Lindbergh you can go to the head of the class. Working in relative obscurity until 1927 when he flew non-stop from Roosevelt Field in Garden City on New York’s Long Island to Le Bourget Field in […]
Why Atlas Shrugged At Landmark Books
Today is the birthday of one of the most famous female authors and philosophers of all time. On this day in 1905 Ayn Rand was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She would go on to write only four novels, but those novels and the philosophy of Objectivism she supported have gone on to grow in […]
Signed Harper Lee At Landmark Books
Today I had the opportunity to appraise a copy of Harper Lee’s only published novel, “To Kill A Mockingbird”. I thought it might be fun to look at where the values on signed copies are today and what the future looks like for the book for collectors. First published on July 11th, 1960 by J.B. […]
Why Edith Wharton Matters at Landmark Books
Today is the birthday of Edith Newbold Jones, born on this day in 1862. We know her better as Edith Wharton, Pulitzer Prize winning novelist and short story writer. Wharton was the first female author to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. She was also nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1927, […]
Landmark Books Looks At Books on UFO’s
On this day in 1959 the United States Air Force declares only 1% of UFO’s are actually unidentified objects. This has done nothing to cease the number of sightings. In fact UFO sightings have risen 67% in the past 3 years. So what about the books published on the subject, are they collectible? Yes, they […]
Landmark Books Looks At Collecting Modern First Editions
On this day in 1956 author Jay McInerney was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He became an instant success with the publication of his first novel, “Bright Lights, Big City”. It spawned a successful movie as well which McInerney wrote the screenplay for. His star was bright and book collectors took notice. He was part of […]
Landmark Books Celebrates The Birth of HAL
On this day in 1997 the super computer HAL from “2001 A Space Odyssey” becomes operational according to the book and screenplay. So today we want to wish that loveable computer a happy birthday. If you have never read the book we have copies in the shop, see why it is considered the finest creation […]
Print Still Lives At Landmark Books
On this day in 1949 the first seven inch 45rpm records were introduced to the world by RCA Records. They became known as singles and became a mainstay until the advent of cd’s and digital files. Major record labels discontinued production in early 2005 and replaced them with cd-singles which bombed with the public. In […]
Blatty Birthday At Landmark Books
Today as we try to stay warm I thought a distraction of horror would be fitting. Today is the birthday of one of the most famous novelists, William Peter Blatty. His most well known work, ‘The Exorcist’ still ranks in the top ten of most horror genre’ best of’ lists. Blatty was born on this […]
Landmark Books Wants You To Read Kipling
Today we celebrate the birth of a true literary giant, Rudyard Kipling. He was born on this day in 1865, in Mumbai, India. Five years later he was sent to England for schooling in Southsea, Portsmouth. He returned to India in 1882 and took a job as assistant editor of a small paper called the […]