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...into debt to finish the first Bible ever printed, a two-volume edition. Plagued by lawsuits and lack of cash, he struggled for two years fashioning each character and symbol by hand-46,000 pieces in all. When it was completed in 1454, the 150-copy paper edition fetched about 20 guilders (roughly $1,000) apiece; the 35 parchment copies were a little more. Now three of the 48 complete or partial Gutenberg Bibles still known to exist are on the market in New York City. The asking price has been as high as $2.5 million, which is what Rare...
KATHERINE ROSS, decked out in plushy '30s garb, unsuspectingly climbs the stairs of Hardeman Manor. A lavish wedding reception is in full swing downstairs, and she has been sent to fetch her new father-in-law, Loren Hardeman (Laurence Olivier), who is late in coming down. Softly calling his name, she opens the door to his room and freezes. So does the audience. Propped up against the side of the bed is a petite French maid, her skirt over her head and her legs wrapped around the greatest actor in the world--the first director of Great Britain's National...
Tufts would have been wise to send a volunteer to the Sheraton Commander to fetch the Tufts shuttle bus and spirit them back to Medford...
Yankee collectors have driven up the price of the 72-odd Confederate curren cies issued between 1861 and 1864. A $50 note issued in Alabama in 1861 can fetch up to $1,000, and a $5 bill from Richmond may bring up to $900. Particularly in demand are $100 notes depicting slaves hoeing cotton. Proving that more than one peanut farmer knows how to exploit his roots, a goober grower from Virginia enticed a collector into shelling out $10,000 for an 1861 Virginia $500 note...
...padding the film's doctor-patient scenes with flashbacks that detail Alan's past. Despite a nude appearance by Jenny Agutter and cameo performances by such fine actors as Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright, Harry Andrews and Eileen Atkins, Equus' digressions are little more than excuses to fetch popcorn...