A rare manuscript collector sees his treasures auctioned away

By Pete Kotz on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 5:43 am

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For almost 20 years, Akron native Bruce Ferrini was one of the world’s most important dealers in rare books and manuscripts. His collection included everything from the Gospel of Judas and the Dead Sea Scrolls to Leonardo da Vinci’s code encrypted journals and the personal correspondence of George Washington. But last week, the massive collection was reduced to an online auction…

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