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Galileo Gala
400 years ago, Galileo Galilei reached for the stars when he became the first to record astronomical observations with a telescope.
SOLD@AUCTION
Wild, Wild West
A non-transferable invitation to a hanging; Sylvia Plath’s To sir, with love; and Billie Holiday gives advice.
Departments
DIGEST
Quirk(y) Classics
If only Jane Austin could see her women now!
On the Mall
The National Book Festival later this month has quickly become our national celebration of the book.
Calendar
Find book fairs and auctions in your area or around the world.
Featured Columns
GENTLY MAD
Fine Focus
Steve Enniss, the newly name director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, looks for ways to push this unique collection forward in the new century.
FINE MAPS
One Track Minds
Railroads were originally intended to be horse-drawn. When Robert Stephenson introduced the steam powered engine, and the smell of money was apparent, the rush was on to map and lay track over vast areas of wilderness.
BOOK ARTS
A Fine Press in the City
A spilled box of type gave rise to Purgatory Pie Press, but after 9/11, it hasn’t been business as usual.