The ABAA is pleased to announce that member interviews can now be viewed on abaa.org. A few years ago, Michael Ginsberg embarked upon an archival journey for the ABAA. Recognizing the absence of membe... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from October 2011
Entries from September 2011
The New York Public Library owes Donald Davis, proprietor of East Village Books on St. Marks Place, a debt of gratitude. Davis recently nabbed Andrew Hansen, a book thief who has repeatedly stolen fro... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America is delighted to announce the winners of the National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest! First Prize: Mitch Fraas, Duke University, Anglo-American L... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford has just undergone a $122 million renovation and is christening its new gallery with an exciting exhibition of the library's most precious holdings. Tr... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
In last Sunday's NY Times Book Review there was a short essay by Geoff Dyer about getting books signed. It is quite an enjoyable piece. Please click here to read. [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Title : THOUGHTS ON THE EDUCATION OF DAUGHTERS with reflections on female conduct, in the more important duties of life. Authors : WOLLSTONECRAFT, Mary Date of publication : 1787 Publisher : printed f... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
This item was still reported missing as of June 3, 2019. Title : De oratore Authors : CICERO, MARCUS TULLIUS Date of publication : 1485 Publisher : Andrea Torresani and Bartolomeo de Blavis, Venice De... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The ABAA is launching an Exhibitions page on our website, which can be found at the following link: http://hq.abaa.org/books/antiquarian/exhibitions. This page will provide listings of book-related ex... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Please click here to read Tom Congaltons (Between the Covers~Rare Books Inc.) latest blog post about the Baltimore Antique and Book Fair. Or, rather, his post about other sellers blog posts about ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
UNC Celebrates First Amendment Day with "Banned and in the Rare Book Collection" Event
By Susan BenneHappy First Amendment Day! Today, UNC is offering readings from a variety of original editions of banned and censored books as part of their third annual First Amendment Day Celebrations. The obje... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]