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The 93rd annual Bryn Mawr Wellesley Book Sale

The 93rd annual Bryn Mawr Wellesley Book Sale will be held March 12-16 at Stuart Country Day School, 1200 Stuart Road, in Princeton, NJ. Over 60,000 books in excellent condition, sorted into categories from Anthropology to World History, will be on sale. Prices for most hardbacks are $4. The book sale raises scholarships for local students attending the two colleges.

THREE NOTABLE COLLECTIONS FOR 2025
Buyers will find books from the estate of Alfred Bush, an editor of the Papers of Thomas Jefferson and longtime curator of Western and Native American materials at the Princeton University Library. There are also volumes from the estate of Bryn Mawr graduate Dr. Susan Auth, a classical archaeologist and Newark Museum curator. The final private collection is from the estate of Susan Casteras, Professor Emeritus of Art at the University of Washington (Seattle), an expert on British art, especially Victorian and pre- Raphaelitism.

EXCEPTIONAL BOOKS
Exceptional books this year include an original 1894 “Peacock” edition of Pride and Prejudice, with an exquisite gilt cover design, a celebrated example of late Victorian pictorial covers. Also on offer is an original 1704 edition in excellent condition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, or Index of Forbidden Books. These volumes were considered heretical at the time by the Catholic Church.

Bryn Mawr College alums, students, or staff who are interested in volunteering for this fun experience should contact Marianne Hooker, marianne_hooker@hotmail.com.