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10/08/2026

Three WWII shows. Eight days. And some incredible history is coming to the table.

📚 October 9 — The World at War
📰 October 11 — The Road to Victory
🔥 October 16 — Epic WWII Books in the Gold Standard Raid Train

Expect exceptional WWII books, original wartime newspapers, medals, coins, signed pieces, and one infamous mystery book that won’t be revealed until the show.

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10/08/2026

Rare book collecting has a funny way of showing you exactly how deep the rabbit hole goes. 📚 From my own old Bible leaves and 17th-century theology books to six-figure treasures at Rare Books LA, some books are meant to be owned…and some are meant to be admired from a very safe financial distance. 😎💸

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10/06/2026

My first rare book fair set the bar pretty high. 📚 From a $75,000 Lovecraft manuscript signed by Houdini to Tolkien, medieval manuscripts, Anne Rice, Doré, and more, Rare Books LA was packed with incredible finds—and some great conversations with vendors along the way.

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10/04/2026

Happy Anne Rice Day! 🧛📚 Fifty years after Anne Rice published Interview with the Vampire, Rare Books LA celebrated her legacy at Union Station with an incredible look at more than two centuries of vampire literature. From an 1819 first edition of John Polidori’s The Vampyre, to a $45,000 first edition of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, to a signed first edition of Interview with the Vampire and Anne Rice memorabilia, this was one of the coolest literary-history moments of the weekend. RareBooks BookTok Bookstagram TheProfessorsAttic

A little something new is coming soon... 👀📚
09/08/2026

A little something new is coming soon... 👀📚

09/05/2026

Newest Acquisition: an 1889 first edition of A Metrical Version of the Odes of Horace, translated by E. H. Stanley—and bound by the legendary London firm Zaehnsdorf. The gilt tooling, marbled endpapers, and fine leather binding made this one hard to pass up, but finding the Zaehnsdorf stamp was the real surprise!

09/03/2026

Three books. Three centuries old. Three $1 starts. 📚 This Friday, The Professor’s Attic is bringing out a trio of genuine 18th-century books for the Gold Standard Raid Train — including a 1769 history of the Magna Carta, a 1755 volume centered on Louis XIV, the “Sun King,” and one mystery book from one of history’s most recognizable philosophers. Every one starts at just $1. The mystery is revealed live. September 4 at 9:40 AM PT / 12:40 PM ET. ⁠Link in bio. GoldStandardRaidTrain

08/13/2026

In defiance of impending death, Gen. Grant’s pen raced to finish his story. Completed with only days to live, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant became one of the great Civil War and military memoirs of the 19th century. This complete 1885–1886 first-edition set crosses the auction block Friday on Whatnot — starting at just $1. Link in bio.

Ulysses S. Grant was dying when he wrote the book that would become his literary legacy. Completed only days before his ...
08/13/2026

Ulysses S. Grant was dying when he wrote the book that would become his literary legacy. Completed only days before his death, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant became one of the most celebrated military memoirs ever published—and this Friday, a complete two-volume first-edition set from 1885–1886 is crossing the auction block. Published by Charles L. Webster & Co., these handsome green-cloth volumes feature gilt lettering, Grant’s four-star insignia, and the striking gilt medallion associated with the original edition. More than a Civil War memoir, this is an important piece of 19th-century American publishing history—and it starts at just $1 during The Professor’s Attic show on Whatnot. Link in bio.

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