Rare books: far more than paper and ink
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By Stephen Crafti
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When rockstar and poet Patti Smith first moved to New York in the late 1960s she worked as a waitress. She also boosted her income by discovering rare books, many of which were on-sold to help establish her artistic career.
At about the same time, Kay Craddock, owner of Kay Craddock-Antiquarian Bookseller, established a family bookstore in Melbourne’s suburban Essendon (now at 156 Collins Street).
The Schoeffer bible, circa 1472, was sold to the Baillieu Library at the University of Melbourne for $200,000.