<p>As many as 5,000 rare books were put on sale at the Lady Jehangir Kothari Memorial Hall on Queen’s Road on Wednesday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Some of the books belong to the Colonial period and a few even earlier. The books range from an insider’s account of the KGB to works of Rabindranath Tagore and encyclopaedia on the history of the world.<br /><br />The exhibition, organised by Select Book Shop, will be on till Sunday. Speaking to Deccan Herald, owner of the book shop K Sanjay said the event would be held once in three months from now on. <br /><br />“Our book shop was established by my father in 1945 in the city. Many in the collection belong to that period.<br /><br /> The oldest of the books here are from the 16th century,” he said, adding that the exhibition was an effort to encourage people to read more. <br /><br />The carefully preserved books, which would cost thousands of rupees in any book store, were sold at discount rates here, he said.</p>
<p>As many as 5,000 rare books were put on sale at the Lady Jehangir Kothari Memorial Hall on Queen’s Road on Wednesday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Some of the books belong to the Colonial period and a few even earlier. The books range from an insider’s account of the KGB to works of Rabindranath Tagore and encyclopaedia on the history of the world.<br /><br />The exhibition, organised by Select Book Shop, will be on till Sunday. Speaking to Deccan Herald, owner of the book shop K Sanjay said the event would be held once in three months from now on. <br /><br />“Our book shop was established by my father in 1945 in the city. Many in the collection belong to that period.<br /><br /> The oldest of the books here are from the 16th century,” he said, adding that the exhibition was an effort to encourage people to read more. <br /><br />The carefully preserved books, which would cost thousands of rupees in any book store, were sold at discount rates here, he said.</p>