| C O L L E C T I N G L I N K S There are many excellent online resources available on the subject of book collecting, a number of which are included here. We have categorized them according to areas of collecting interest.  AWARD-WINNING BOOKS Caldecott Medal Winners The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. The Hugo Award Winners Modern Library 100 The Board of the Modern Library has announced its selection of the 100 Best Nonfiction books of the century - published first in English. The National Book Critic's Circle Award Newbery Medal Winners The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The Nobel Prize for Literature The Pulitzer Prizes BOOK ARTS Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Calligraphy Centre Calligraphers and lettering artists interested in promoting the hand-written word. The Center for Book Arts Dedicated to the preservation of the traditional crafts of bookmaking,as well as contemporary interpretations of the book as an art object. Handmade Parchment & Vellum For Calligraphy, Illumination, Bookbinding, and Musical Instruments. Letterpress Printing Rare Book School California Rare Book School Colorado Rare Book Seminar BOOK PRESERVATION Archivists The Society of American Archivists serves the educational and informational needs of its members and provides leadership to help ensure the identification, preservation, and use of the nation's historical record. Book Repair Procedures and Treatments Used for Book Repair and Pamphlet Binding. Conservation On Line: Resources for Conservation Professionals Preservation of Library & Archival Materials: A Manual BOOK VALUES Note on the Evaluation of Books by Rob Rulon-Miller Your Old Books Frequently Asked Questions About Rare Books and Book Values COLLECTED AUTHORS AUSTEN, Jane Jane Austen Information Page BRADBURY, Ray The Ray Bradbury Page BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice ERBList - Edgar Rice Burroughs CAMUS, Albert 1957 Nobel Laureate in Literature CLEMENS, Samuel See TWAIN, Mark DICKINSON, Emily Emily Dickinson International Society EMERSON, Ralph Waldo American Author, Poet & Philosopher 1803 - 1882 FAULKNER, William William Faulkner on the Web: An Introduction HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) Web Site HEMINGWAY, Ernest The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park JEFFERS, Robinson Robinson Jeffers Web Site JOHNSON, Samuel The Samuel Johnson Society of Australia LONDON, Jack The Jack London Collection LOVECRAFT, H. P. The H.P. Lovecraft Archive MELVILLE, Herman The Life and Works of Herman Melville OATES, Joyce Carol Celestial Timepiece: A Joyce Carol Oates Home Page POE, Edgar Allan The House of Usher: Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) POUND, Ezra EPC/Ezra Pound Author Home Page RAND, Ayn The Ayn Rand Institute RUSSELL, Bertrand The Bertrand Russell Editorial Project SHAKESPEARE, William Shakespeare Links STEINBECK, John The John Steinbeck Pages SHELLEY, Mary Wollstonecraft Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Resource Site TAN, Amy Anniina's Amy Tan Page THOMAS, Dylan Dylan Marlais Thomas: 1914-1953 Web Site TWAIN, Mark (aka CLEMENS, Samuel) Mark Twain on the Web About.com Guide to: Mark Twain UPDIKE, John The Centaurian: A Home Page for John Updike WHARTON, Edith An Overview With Biocritical Sources WHITMAN, Walt The Walt Whitman Hypertext Archive COLLECTED ILLUSTRATORS PYLE, Howard Howard Pyle and American Illustration: The Delaware Art Museum On-line WARD, Lynd Lynd Ward: Reinventing the Wordless Book Artists' Biographies Some of America's most famous illustrators. COLLECTED SUBJECTS Autographs & Manuscripts The Manuscript Society An international organization of persons and institutions devoted to the collection, preservation, use, and enjoyment of Autographs and manuscripts. Children's Books 100 Years / 100 Books Highspots of Collectible Children's Books From 1863-1963. By Helen Younger. Maps Cosmographia: A Close Encounter A Student Virtual Exhibition at the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford MapForum.Com Specialist Antique Map Magazine Music Books on the Blues by Paul Garon John Henry: The Ballad and the Legend Material on the subject of "John Henry" is plentiful, and not a few pieces pose a serious challenge to the collector, as Paul Garon discovered. Photography The Daguerreian Society Radical Books Radical Novel: 1900-1954 by Paul Garon Womens' Rights Movement Earnest Lives and Fearless Words: The Literature and Ideals of the Women's Rights Movement The modern women's rights movement arose in a time of revolution and culminated in the winning of suffrage in a world shaken by war... BySarah Baldwin. DESCRIBING CONDITION Your Old Books Frequently Asked Questions About Rare Books and Book Values FAMOUS COLLECTORS FOLGER, Henry and Emily The Folger Shakespeare Library GILDER, Richard and LEHRMAN, Lewis E. HUNTINGTON, Henry E. The Huntington Library MORGAN, Pierpont The Morgan Library ROSENBACH, A.S.W. The Rosenbach Museum and Library |
