Five Rare Books for Collectors: Empire Book Fair

The Empire State Rare Book and Print Fair will take over St. Bartholomew’s Church at 325 Park Avenue in New York City, from October 5 through October 7. Here are some highlights:

* a first printing of Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone by J.K. Rowling (1 of 500) for $225,000

* a first edition Galileo by Galileo Galilei from 1635, which was banned in Italy ($100,000)

* The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

* A Soldier's Story by General Omar N. Bradley

* The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway