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Bridgeville, California (population 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale three times since. [1] In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2]
One man’s trash is very often another man’s treasure on eBay, which has been selling head-scratching items since 1995. ... fine dining, state-of-the-art gym equipment, and plenty more. bruno ...
A non-existent book by a non-existent author, created for a Yellow Pages UK ad, and made real eight years later. "For sale: baby shoes, never worn" Supposedly the shortest story possible in the English language, though Ernest Hemingway had nothing to do with it. Future Library project
The club was founded on January 29, 1887, with the following intention: The objects shall be to promote an interest in, and a love for whatever will tend to make literature attractive as given in the form of printed and illustrated volumes, to mutually assist in making researches and collections of first and rare editions, and to promote elegance in the production of Odd Volumes.
Odd Rods was a group of non-sports trading card/sticker series created by the Donruss company beginning in 1969. [1] The original series, entitled Odd Rods , introduced the theme of the series in 44 stickers: monsters in cars.
Fine press book art follows in the tradition of the book as precious object. Publishers like William Morris's Kelmscott Press, active as part of the British Arts and Crafts movement, was an important precursor to fine press book art. Examples of 20th century fine press book art include works published by Arron Press and The Gahenna Press. [5]
Taschen Basic Art is a best selling art collection books, published by Taschen, starting in 1985. Each book looks at a different artist , with a biography , and illustrations of their work. The books are published as affordable hardcover books of 21 x 26 cm.
Rare Books and Special Collections also contains an important archival collection, with more than 100 fonds on various subjects such as the fur trade in Canada, Algonquin and Nipissing communities in Oka at the end of the 19th century, [6] the creation of the Red River Settlement by the Earl of Selkirk, [7] Ernest Renan's candidature at the deputation of Meaux, France in 1869.