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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ella Creamer

Rare book donations sought for auction to help Ukraine booksellers

A destroyed library in Bohorodychne village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, in July.
A destroyed library in Bohorodychne village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, in July. Photograph: Wojciech Grzedzinski/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Donations of rare books, artworks, manuscripts, photographs and ephemera are being sought for an auction aimed at raising funds for Ukrainian booksellers and publishers affected by the Russia-Ukraine war.

Authors are also being invited to donate signed first-edition copies of their books. The proceeds of the auction will go to Helping Ukrainian Books and Booksellers (Hubb), a group formed shortly after the war began, when thousands of publishing professionals suddenly found themselves out of work.

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