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In 1852, however, the antiquarian Richard Hitchcock visited the site and concluded that the tomb had been dismantled, perhaps so that its stones could be reused elsewhere.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
The few copies of her books that remained reached fantastic prices on the open market (a hardback first edition of Twice Lost costs $300 today), and so people who had copies, usually antiquarians or mystery enthusiasts, described the stories to those who couldn’t find or afford them.
—Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
There are also references to the figure in a 1734 letter by the then-Bishop of Bristol and a 1738 letter by antiquarian Francis Wise.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2024
Bad Animal, a rare and used bookstore and natural wine bar, has wines from California and beyond, along with books ranging from $4 paperbacks to $40,000 antiquarian volumes.
—Lauren Sloss, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
The few copies of her books that remained reached fantastic prices on the open market (a hardback first edition of Twice Lost costs $300 today), and so people who had copies, usually antiquarians or mystery enthusiasts, described the stories to those who couldn’t find or afford them.
—Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
There are also references to the figure in a 1734 letter by the then-Bishop of Bristol and a 1738 letter by antiquarian Francis Wise.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2024
Bad Animal, a rare and used bookstore and natural wine bar, has wines from California and beyond, along with books ranging from $4 paperbacks to $40,000 antiquarian volumes.
—Lauren Sloss, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
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“Antiquarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antiquarian. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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