![]() ![]() ![]() People of the younger generation seem to like going back to books. ![]() “Many of them are specializing in different areas, for example, there were always travel bookstores but now we are seeing science fiction bookstores. ![]() “What we are seeing now is a regrowth of the book business, more and more small bookstores are opening up again,” says the fair’s executive director, Sanford Smith. Other highlights from the fair being held at the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan include: One of the first printings of Le Petit Prince, including a very rare drawing and an autograph by author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry a collection of highly intellectual works once owned by Napoleon’s second wife, Empress Marie Louise a first edition of Simone De Beauvoir’s celebrated The Second Sex a collection of letters documenting the decay of the Medici dynasty and a first edition of the History of Alexander the Great, "Quintus Curtius Rufus” (circa 15th century). Special features include: A contemporary binding in good condition (meaning than it hasn’t been restored), intricate gold detailing with gilt fleurons in the corners and gilt floral tool in the center of each cover of a hand holding flowers. “It is the most important book in the history of science and one of the great texts of Western Civilization,” Hill says. ![]()
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