There's something almost metaphysical about the way music travels through time. Yesterday, I found myself knee-deep in boxes of CDs - about 500 of them - each one a perfect circle of poly carbonate plastic holding countless moments of human expression. The collection … [Read more...] about Music’s Circular Journey: A New Haul at the Uncommon Bookshop
The Economics and Appeal of Rare Book Collecting:
Understanding the High-Stakes Market In December 2021, a first edition copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" sold for $471,000 at auction. The price tag seems staggering for a children's book from 1997, but it demonstrates the complex dynamics driving the … [Read more...] about The Economics and Appeal of Rare Book Collecting:
Welcome to the Uncommon Bookshop
You know, all you fellow book lovers, I’ve been thinking lately about Jorge Luis Borges` infinite library. Not because I have found myself surrounded by several tall shelves of vintage books and signed first editions that all whisper their stories in the quiet. But, because … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Uncommon Bookshop
